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KNB ISO 639-3

Kalinga, Lubuagan

Lubuagan Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Autonym
Lubuagan
Population
30,000 (2008 V. Dumatog), increasing. 113,000 all Kalinga (2005 UNSD).
Location:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Baguio city, Kalinga province, Lubuagan, Tabuk city; National Capital Region: Manila.
Language Status
4 (Educational).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Kalinga
Dialects
Guinaang, Ableg-Salegseg, Balatok-Kalinga (Balatok-Itneg). Intelligibility of Balbalasang dialect 81%, Sumadel [ksc] 82%, Limos [kmk] 70%, 48% comprehension of Ilocano [ilo] narrative. Lexical similarity: 81% with Balbalasang and Limos.
Typology
VSO; prepositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, and numerals normally before noun heads; relatives after noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 3 maximum suffixes; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, and indirect objects, and given and new information, topic and comment; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrases; verb affixes mark number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC; nontonal.
Language Use
All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Ilocano [ilo]. Also use Tagalog [tgl].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 90%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kalinga, Lubuagan
Writing
Latin script [Latn], in development.
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: Cordillera Administrative Region: Baguio city, Kalinga province, Lubuagan, Tabuk city; National Capital Region: Manila.