Bontok, Northern

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ISO 639-3
rbk
Alternate Names
Bontoc, Central Bontoc, Northern Bontoc
User Population

9,700 (2007 census).

Location

Cordillera Administrative Region: north Mountain province, Sadanga municipality, Anabel, Bekigan, Belwang, Betwagan, Demang, Sacasacan, Saclit, and the municipal center, Sadanga Poblacion; some in south Kalinga province.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

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

None known. Reportedly similar to Central Bontok [lbk], Eastern Bontok [ebk], Southwestern Bontok [vbk], and Southern Bontok [obk]. A member of macrolanguage Bontok [bnc].

Language Use

Older adults only. Most shifted to Ilocano [ilo]. Most shifted to Tagalog [tgl]. Some also use Central Bontok [lbk].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bontok, Northern
Other Comments

Various Sadanga municipality residents do not identify their language as Bontok. They identify with their community dialect, and label it distinctively.