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KAK ISO 639-3

Kalanguya

Kalanguya Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Ahin-Kayapa Kalanguya, Ikalahan, Kalangoya, Kalangoya-Ikalahan, Kayapa Kallahan
Autonym
Kalanguya
Population
100,000 (2010), increasing. census.
Location:
Cagayan Valley region: Benguet province, Bokod municipality; western Nueva Vizcaya province; Cordillera Administrative Region: Ifugao province, Hungduan municipality; Ilocos region: northeast Pangasinan province, San Nicolas municipality.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Southern Cordilleran, West Southern Cordilleran, Nuclear Southern Cordilleran, Kallahan
Dialects
Central Kalanguya (Kayapa), Northern Kalanguya (Ambaguio, Tinoc), Southern Kalanguya (Santa Fe), Western Kalanguya (Benguet).
Language Use
Vigorous. Home, church, community affairs. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Ilocano [ilo]. All also use Tagalog [tgl]. Used as L2 by Karao [kyj].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 85%. Mother-tongue multilingual education has been implemented in primary schools. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Radio. Videos. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2020.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kalanguya
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Intermarriage with Ilocanos and other groups. Children in such marriages tend to adapt a somewhat different language which is a combination of their parents’ languages. Christian, traditional religion.

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Location: Cagayan Valley region: Benguet province, Bokod municipality; western Nueva Vizcaya province; Cordillera Administrative Region: Ifugao province, Hungduan municipality; Ilocos region: northeast Pangasinan province, San Nicolas municipality.