Eastern Bontok language

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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.[1]

Eastern Bontok
Eastern Bontoc
Native speakers
6,200 (2007 census)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3ebk
Glottologeast2881

Distribution

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According to Ethnologue, Eastern Bontok is spoken in the following areas: Cordillera Administrative Region: East mountain province: Barlig Municipality: Barlig, Kadaklan, and Lias villages.[1]

Dialects

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Ethnologue reports 3 dialects for Eastern Bontok: Finallig, Kinajakran (Kenachakran) and Liniyas.[1]

Similarities

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The language was reported to be similar with 4 other Bontok languages: Northern Bontok, Southwestern Bontok and Southern Bontok.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eastern Bontok at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)