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Eastern Bontok
Eastern Bontoc
Native speakers
6,200 (2007 census) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ebk
Glottolog east2881

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]

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. [1]

Dialects

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

Similarities

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

See also

References

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