Ilongot language
Ilongot (also Bogkalot) is a language of the indigenous Bugkalot people of northern Luzon, Philippines.
Ilongot | |
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Region | Eastern Nueva Vizcaya and Western Quirino, Philippines |
Ethnicity | Ilongot people |
Native speakers | (51,000 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ilk |
Glottolog | ilon1239 |
Area where Ilongot is spoken[1] |
Distribution
Ethnologue lists the following provinces in which Ilongot is spoken.
- Most of Quirino Province north of the Cagayan River
- Eastern Nueva Vizcaya Province
- Southern Isabela Province (upper reaches of the Cagayan River)
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects.
- Abaka (Abaca)
- Egongot
- Ibalao (Ibilao)
- Italon
- Iyongut
Alternate names include Bugkalut, Bukalot, and Lingotes.
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