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Northern Bontok (Northern Bontoc) is a language of Bontok, Philippines.

Northern Bontok
Northern Bontoc
Native to	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Native speakers	9,700 (2007)[1]
Language family	Malayo-Polynesian North Luzon Meso-Cordilleran South-Central Cordilleran Central Cordilleran North-Central Cordilleran Nuclear Cordilleran Bontok-Kankanay Bontok Northern Bontok
Language codes
ISO 639-3	rbk

Geographic distribution

Ethnologue reports that the language is spoken in the following areas:[2]

• Cordillera Administrative Region: North Mountain Province: Sadanga municipality: Anabel, Bekigan, Belwang, Betwagan, Demang, Sacasacan, Saclit, and the municipal center, Sadanga Poblacion; some speakers in south Kalinga.

Similarities

Ethnologue reports the language is similar to 4 other Bontoc languages: Central Bontok, Eastern Bontok, Southwestern Bontok, and Southern Bontok

Language status

This language is a Moribund language, with only 9,700 speakers as of 2007.[2] Many speakers of the language have shifted to Ilocano and some shifted to Tagalog.

See also

• Bontoc language
• Bontoc people
• Languages of the Philippines

References

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