Eastern Bontok language explained

Eastern Bontok
Nativename:Eastern Bontoc
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Northern Luzon
Fam4:Meso-Cordilleran
Fam5:South-Central Cordilleran
Fam6:North Central Cordilleran
Fam7:Nuclear Cordilleran
Fam8:Bontok-Kankanay
Fam9:Bontok
Date:2007 census
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Iso3:ebk
Glotto:east2881

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