Bontok, Northern

RBK

moribund

Alternate Names: Bontoc, Bontoc, Central, Bontoc, Northern

Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Central Bontok ,, Eastern Bontok ,, Southwestern Bontok ,, and Southern Bontok ,. A member of macrolanguage Bontok ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Northern Luzon
Meso-Cordilleran
South-Central Cordilleran
Central Cordilleran
North Central Cordilleran
Nuclear Cordilleran
Bontok-Kankanay
Bontok

Demographics: 9,700 (2007 census).

Language Use: Mostly older speakers. Also use Ilocano [ilo]. Young, educated people use Ilocano. Young, educated people use Tagalog [tgl]. Also use Central Bontok [lbk].

Nation of Origin: Philippines

Other Comments: Various Sadanga municipality residents do not identify their language as Bontok. They identify with their community dialect, and label it distinctively.