Eastern Bontok (Eastern Bontoc) is a language of the
Bontok group spoken in the
Philippines
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. The 2007 census claimed there were around speakers.
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Distribution
According to ''Ethnologue
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'', Eastern Bontok is spoken in the following areas: Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; ; ), also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera (), is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. It is the only Landlocked co ...
: East mountain province: Barlig Municipality: Barlig, Kadaklan, and Lias villages.[
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Dialects
''Ethnologue'' reports 3 dialects for Eastern Bontok: Finallig, Kinajakran (Kenachakran) and Liniyas.[
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Similarities
The language was reported to be similar with 4 other Bontok languages: Northern Bontok, Southwestern Bontok
Southwestern Bontoc (Southwestern Bontok) is a variety of the Bontoc language of the Philippines. This language is a moribund language, with only 2,470 speakers left in 2007. Southwestern Bontok at ''Ethnologue''.
Distribution and dialects
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and Southern Bontok
Bontoc (Bontok) is a macrolanguage native to the indigenous Bontoc people of the Mountain Province, in the northern part of the Philippines.
Specific languages
''Ethnologue'' reports the following locations for each of the five Bontok languages ...
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See also
* Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; ; ), also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera (), is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. It is the only Landlocked co ...
* Bontoc language
Bontoc (Bontok) is a macrolanguage native to the indigenous Bontoc people of the Mountain Province, in the northern part of the Philippines.
Specific languages
''Ethnologue'' reports the following locations for each of the five Bontok languag ...
* Bontoc people
The Bontoc (or Bontok) ethnolinguistic group can be found in the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although some Bontocs of Natonin and Paracelis identify themselves as Balangao people, B ...
References
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Languages of Mountain Province
South–Central Cordilleran languages