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Kankanay, Northern

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3xnn

Population  70,000 (1987 SIL).
Region  Luzon, west Mountain Province, southeast Ilocos Sur.
Language map  Northern Philippines, reference number 64
Alternate names   Sagada Igorot, Western Bontoc
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Kankanay
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 65%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%–70%. Grammar. NT: 1984.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CHANDLER, Donna H., author. 1974. "Verb stem classes in Northern Kankanay."

DRAPER, Marjorie, author. 1972. "Underlying case in Northern Kankanay."

HETTICK, Donna; WALLACE, Judith M., authors. 1978. "Northern Kankanay [language text]."

KENT, Carolyn E., author. 1970. Word pattern approach in Kankanay.

MCFARLAND, Austina; QUIMBA, Mafe, compilers; LIEFFERS, Jean, editor. 2003. Twelve stories for twelve stamps & words of wisdom : a cultural anthology of traditional literature from the Philippines.

PORTER, Doris, author. 1979. "Northern Kankanay morphology."  Available online

REID, Lawrence A., author. 1974. "The central cordilleran subgroup of Philippine languages."

WALLACE, Judith M., author. 1977. "A look at a Northern Kankanay text."  Available online

WALLACE, Judith M., author. 1980. "Discourse and script in Northern Kankanay."  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Boltiya. 1968.

Ilogi tako. 1976.

Kalkali isan inagew (Daily conversation: a phrase book for Northern Kankanay). 1978.

Kanayon ay kankanan (Daily conversation: a phrase book for Bauko Kankanaey). 1976.

Kodkodati ya bolboltiya. 1972.

Menbasa tako / Enfasa tako (Let’s read). 1988.

Menbasa tako / Enfasa tako (Teacher’s manual). 1989.

Menbasa tako. 1969.

Menbasa tako. 1980.

Menbasakami 1-3. 1968.

Menkanta tako. 1974.

Menlogi tako ay menbasa. 1980.

Men-oto, mentalaken, menmola tako. 1976.

Mensolatkami. 1968.

Nan inmayan Mamati id daya = The journey of Believer to heaven. 1981.

Nan maipanggep nan batawa. 1994.

Nan men-gawisan di biyag ya Nan maipanggep isnan saksakit. 1981.

Nan nangipaay isnan ili. 1971.

Nan Pilipinas. 1971.

Pagawisen di biyag: Men-agas, agrikoltora ya men-oto. 1973.

Sodsodok. 1973.