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IFK ISO 639-3

Ifugao, Tuwali

Ipugaw, Tuwali Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Gilipanes, Ifugaw, Kiangan Ifugao, Quiangan
Autonym
Ipugaw, Tuwali
Population
30,000 (2000 SIL), increasing. 185,000 all Ifugao (2005 UNSD). Only those below grade-school age are monolingual.
Location:
Cordillera Administrative Region: south Ifugao province.
Language Status
4 (Educational).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Ifugaw
Dialects
Hapao Ifugao, Hungduan Ifugao, Lagawe Ifugao. 77% intelligibility of Amganad Ifugao [ifa], 78% of Batad Ifugao [ifb]. Hapao dialect has 88% intelligibility of Hungduan dialect. Lexical similarity: 80% with Amganad Ifugao [ifa], 72% with Batad Ifugao [ifb], 78% with Hapao dialect, 86% with Hungduan dialect.
Typology
VSO; prepositions; genitives, relatives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals before noun heads; question word initial; 1 suffix, 2 infixes; passives; causatives; comparatives; V, CV, CVC.
Language Use
Vigorous. Used by other language speakers in trading and in exogamous marriages. High bilingualism; all are bilingual by the time they are in elementary school. All domains. Court, religion, commerce. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Amganad Ifugao [ifa]. All also use English [eng], especially those over 40. All also use Filipino [fil]. All also use Ilocano [ilo]. Used as L2 by Keley-i Kallahan [ify].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25,000 can read and write. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Bible: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ifugao, Tuwali
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Kiangan is the place, Tuwali the language. Christian.

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Location: Cordillera Administrative Region: south Ifugao province.