Agta, Casiguran Dumagat

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Alternate Names
Agta Casiguran, Casiguran Agta, Casiguran Dumagat
Autonym
Agta
User Population

610 (Headland 1989).

Location

Central Luzon region: Aurora province, Casiguran and Dipaculao municipalities; Cagayan Valley region: Isabela province, Dinapigue municipality; Quirino province, border area. All on central Luzon east coast.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Northeastern Luzon, Northern
Dialects

None known. Intelligibility: 83% of Paranan [prf].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Filipino [fil]. Used as L2 by Arta [atz].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 2%. Literacy rate in L2: 2%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1979.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Agta, Casiguran Dumagat
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Negrito. Pressure from Filipino homesteaders moving into the area. Traditional lands now used by homesteaders for agriculture.