Agta, Dupaninan

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
duo
Alternate Names
Dupaningan Agta, East Cagayan Negrito, Eastern Cagayan Agta, Eastern Cagayan Dumagat
User Population

1,400 (Robinson, L. 2011). Ethnic population: 1,500 (2007 L. Reid).

Location

Cagayan Valley region: Cagayan and Isabela provinces, south Divilacan bay north to Palaui island.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

Yaga, Tanglagan, Santa Ana-Gonzaga, Barongagunay, Palaui Island, Camonayan, Valley Cove, Bolos Point, Peñablanca, Roso (Southeast Cagayan), Santa Margarita. Intelligibility of Yaga dialect 83%. Yaga and Central Cagayan Agta [agt] are 63% intelligible. Lexical similarity: 51% between Central Cagayan Agta [agt] and Tanglagan dialect, 66% between Central Cagayan Agta [agt] and Yaga dialect.

Typology

VSO; noun head final; dual number; definite article; case-marking (3 cases: nominative, genitive, oblique); aspect; causatives; comparatives; 16 consonants and 5 vowels; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.

Language Use

The language is no longer learned by the children in 5 of the 35 Dupaninan Agta communities (Robinson, L. 2011). Some young people, all adults. All also use Ilocano [ilo] (Robinson, L. 2011).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 1%. Literature. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2001.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Agta, Dupaninan
Writing

Latin script [Latn].