Bontok, Southern

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: obk
Alternate Names: Bontoc, Southern Bontoc
Population: 2,760 (2007 census).
Location:: Cordillera Administrative Region: Mountain province, south of Bontoc municipality, Bayyo, Can-eo, and Talubin towns.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Nuclear Cordilleran, Bontok-Kankanay, Bontok
Dialects: Tinoveng, Kinan-ew. Reportedly similar to Northern Bontok [rbk], Central Bontok [lbk], Southwestern Bontok [vbk], and Eastern Bontok [ebk]. A member of macrolanguage Bontok [bnc].
Language Use: Also use Ilocano [ilo].
Language Development: Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bontok, Southern
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Cordillera Administrative Region: Mountain province, south of Bontoc municipality, Bayyo, Can-eo, and Talubin towns.