DGC ISO 639-3
Agta, Casiguran Dumagat
Agta Autonym
A language of Philippines
- ISO 639
- dgc
- Alternate Names
- Agta Casiguran, Casiguran Agta, Casiguran Dumagat
- Autonym
- Agta
- Population
- 610 (Headland 1989).
- Location:
- Central Luzon region: Aurora province, past Casiguran city to Dipaculao municipality; Cagayan Valley region: Isabela province, Dinapigue municipality; Quirino province, border area. All on central Luzon east coast.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Northeastern Luzon, Northern
- Dialects
- None known. Intelligibility: 83% of Paranan [prf].
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Filipino [fil]. Used as L2 by Arta [atz].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 2%. Literacy rate in L2: 2%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1979.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Agta, Casiguran Dumagat
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Negrito. Pressure from Filipino homesteaders moving into the area. Traditional lands now used by homesteaders for agriculture.
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Location: Central Luzon region: Aurora province, past Casiguran city to Dipaculao municipality; Cagayan Valley region: Isabela province, Dinapigue municipality; Quirino province, border area. All on central Luzon east coast.
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