Ifugao, Amganad

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
ifa
Alternate Names
Amganad, Amganad Ifugao, Central Ifugao, Ifugao, Ifugaw
Autonym
Ipugaw
User Population

27,100 (2000 SIL). 185,000 all Ifugao (2005 UNSD). 10,000 monolinguals.

Location

Cordillera Administrative Region: Ifugao province, Banaue and Hungduan municipalities; southwest Mountain province.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Ifugaw
Dialects

Burnay Ifugao (Munkalyon), Banaue Ifugao (Ifugao Mun’alyon, Mun’alyon). Intelligibility of Burnay dialect 81%. Lexical similarity: 83% with Burnay dialect.

Language Use

Many Ifugao parents raising children in non-Ifugao-speaking areas do not teach Ifugao to their children (2007 SIL). All domains as well as religious services, traditional ceremonies, administration, and commerce. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Filipino [fil]. Also use Ilocano [ilo]. Used as L2 by Tuwali Ifugao [ifk].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 60% (2007 SIL). 17,550 read it and 14,000 write it (2007 SIL). Literature. Videos. Bible: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ifugao, Amganad
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.