Agta, Umiray Dumaget

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Dumagat-Bulos, Dumaget-Bulus, Umiray Agta, Umirey Dumagat
User Population

3,000 (1994 SIL), decreasing.

Location

Central Luzon and CALABARZON regions: Aurora and Quezon provinces along Philippine Sea coast; Central Luzon region: Bulacan and Nueva Ecija provinces in small border areas inland.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Umiray Dumaget
Dialects

Polillo Island Agta, Anglat Agta.

Language Use

Some parents passing the language on to children. All domains. Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. Most also use Filipino [fil]. Most also use Ilocano [ilo]. Used as L2 by Southern Alta [agy].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–10%. Taught in many primary schools in grades 1–3 and as subject thereafter. Texts. NT: 1977.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Agta, Umiray Dumaget
Writing

Latin script [Latn].