Bontok, Southern

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ISO 639-3
obk
Alternate Names
Bontoc, Southern Bontoc
Population

2,760 (2007 census).

Location

Luzon, Mountain Province, south of Bontoc municipality, Talubin, Bayyo, and Can-eo towns.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Bontok
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Northern Bontok [rbk], Central Bontok [lbk], Southwestern Bontok [vbk], and Eastern Bontok [ebk]. A member of macrolanguage Bontok [bnc].

Language Use

Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bontok, Southern
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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