Kalinga, Southern

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
ksc
Alternate Names
Kinalingga
Autonym
Kinalingka
User Population

13,000 (2000 SIL), increasing. 113,000 all Kalinga (2005 UNSD). 7,540 monolinguals.

Location

Cordillera Administrative Region: Kalinga province, Lubuagan municipality; Mountain province, Sadanga and Sagada municipalities, 13 villages; some in Tabuk city.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Kalinga
Dialects

Mallango (Madlango Kalinga), Sumadel, Bangad, Tinglayan (Tinglayan Kalinga). Intelligibility of Guinaang Kalinga [knb] 63%, Tanudan Kalinga [kml] 51%.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Written use in religious services. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 65%. Literacy rate in L2: 65%. Texts. NT: 1986.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kalinga, Southern
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1979.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.