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Yogad
ISO 639-3: yog
| Population |
16,000 (1990 census). |
| Region |
Echague and several nearby towns, Isabela Province, Luzon. |
| Language map |
Northern Philippines, reference number 26
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| Dialects |
Related to Ibanag [ibg] and Gaddang [gad]. Lexical similarity: 52% with Ilocano [ilo], 66% with Itawit [itv], 63% with Ibanag [ibg]. |
| Classification |
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic |
| Language use |
Also use Ilocano [ilo]. |
| Language development |
77% literacy in Isabela in 1955. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments |
VSO. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HEALEY, Alan, author. 1958. "Notes on Yogad."
HEALEY, Alan, editor. 1958. Studies in Philippine linguistics by members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Pacific branch).
Vernacular Publications
First primer: Yogad. 1956.