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DUE ISO 639-3

Agta, Umiray Dumaget

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
due
Alternate Names
Dumagat-Bulos, Dumaget-Bulus, Umiray Agta, Umirey Dumagat
Population
3,000 (1994 SIL), decreasing.
Location:
Central Luzon and CALABARZON regions: Aurora and Quezon provinces along Philippine Sea coast; Central Luzon region: Bulacan and Nueva Ecija provinces in small border areas inland.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Umiray Dumaget
Dialects
Polillo Island Agta, Anglat Agta.
Language Use
Some parents passing the language on to children. All domains. Some young people, all adults. Neutral attitudes. Most also use Filipino [fil]. Most also use Ilocano [ilo]. Used as L2 by Southern Alta [agy].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–10%. Texts. NT: 1977.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Agta, Umiray Dumaget
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: Central Luzon and CALABARZON regions: Aurora and Quezon provinces along Philippine Sea coast; Central Luzon region: Bulacan and Nueva Ecija provinces in small border areas inland.