Atta, Pamplona

ATT

developing

Alternate Names: Northern Cagayan Negrito

Dialects: None known. Comprehension of Ibanag North , 97%, of Itawit , 52%. Lexical similarity: 91% with Ibanag North, 63% with Ilocano ,, 69% with Itawit.

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Philippine

Northern Luzon

Northern Cordilleran

Cagayan Valley

Ibanagic

Demographics: 1,000 (1998 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,000.

Language Use: Also use Ilocano [ilo]. Used as L2 by Faire Atta [azt], Pudtol Atta [atp].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 20%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–25%. NT: 1996.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Philippines