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Eastern Bontok language

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Eastern Bontok
Eastern Bontoc
Native speakers6,200 (2007 census)
Language familyAustronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3ebk
Glottologeast2881

Eastern Bontok (Eastern Bontoc) is a language of the Bontok group spoken in the Philippines. The 2007 census claimed there were around 6,200 speakers.

Distribution

According to Ethnologue, Eastern Bontok is spoken in the following areas: Cordillera Administrative Region: East mountain province: Barlig Municipality: Barlig, Kadaklan, and Lias villages.

Dialects

Ethnologue reports 3 dialects for Eastern Bontok: Finallig, Kinajakran (Kenachakran) and Liniyas.

Similarities

The language was reported to be similar with 4 other Bontok languages: Northern Bontok, Southwestern Bontok and Southern Bontok.

See also

References

  1. ^ Eastern Bontok at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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