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LBK ISO 639-3

Bontok, Central

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
lbk
Alternate Names
Bontoc, Bontoc Igorot, Central Bontoc, Kali
Population
19,600 (2007 census).
Location:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Mountain province, Bontoc municipality, Bontoc ili, Caluttit, Dalican, Guina-ang, Ma-init, Maligcong, Samoki, and Tocucan villages.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Bontok
Dialects
Khinina-ang, Finontok, Sinamoki, Jinallik, Minaligkhong, Tinokukan. Reportedly similar to Northern Bontok [rbk], Southwestern Bontok [vbk], Southern Bontok [obk], and Eastern Bontok [ebk]. A member of macrolanguage Bontok [bnc].
Language Use
Also use English [eng], bilingually by the majority of older people. Also use Ilocano [ilo], especially in high school and college contexts among youth. The great majority of older people are also bilingual in it. Also use Tagalog [tgl], especially in high school and college when youth speak among themselves; fewer older people speak it. Used as L2 by Northern Bontok [rbk], Southwestern Bontok [vbk].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 35%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1992.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bontok, Central
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

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Location: Cordillera Administrative Region: Mountain province, Bontoc municipality, Bontoc ili, Caluttit, Dalican, Guina-ang, Ma-init, Maligcong, Samoki, and Tocucan villages.