Ga’dang

GDG

developing

Alternate Names: Baliwon, Gaddang, Ginabwal

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 80% with Gaddang ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Northern Luzon
Northern Cordilleran
Cagayan Valley
Ibanagic
Gaddangic

Demographics: 6,000 (2002 SIL). Very few monolinguals.

Language Use: Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 60%–80%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%–80%. NT: 2000.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Philippines

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.