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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, editor. 1958. Studies in Philippine linguistics by members of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Pacific branch).
Healey, Alan. 1958. "Notes on Yogad."
Vernacular Publications
First primer: Yogad. 1956.