Ga’dang | Ethnologue

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: gdg
Alternate Names: Baliwon, Gaddang, Ginabwal
Autonym: Ga’dang
Population: 6,000 (2002 SIL). Very few monolinguals.
Location:: Cordillera Administrative Region: Ifugao province, Potia; Kalinga province, Tabuk city; Mountain province, Paracelis.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic, Gaddangic
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 80% with Gaddang [gad].
Language Use: Also use Ilocano [ilo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 60%–80%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%–80%. Literature. Texts. NT: 2000.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ga’dang
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Cordillera Administrative Region: Ifugao province, Potia; Kalinga province, Tabuk city; Mountain province, Paracelis.