Central Bontok Language

Central Bontok
Central Bontok
Central Bontoc
Bontoc, Bontoc Igorot, Kali
Native to	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Native speakers	19,600 (2007 census)[1]
Language family	Malayo-Polynesian Northern Luzon Meso-Cordilleran South-Central Cordilleran Central Cordilleran North-Central Cordilleran Nuclear Cordilleran Bontok-Kankanay Bontok Central Bontok; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-1	lbk
ISO 639-3	–

Central Bontok (or Kali) is a language of the indigenous Bontoc language from the Philippines. The 2007 census claimed there were 19,600 speakers.[2]

Distribution

Ethnologue reports the following locations for Central Bontok:

Cordillera Administrative Region: Mountain Province: Bontoc municipality, Bontoc ili, Caluttit, Dalican, Guina-ang, Ma-init, Maligcong, Samoki, and Tocucan villages.

Ethnologue reports 5 dialects for Central Bontok:

Khinina-ang, Finontok, Sinamoki, Jinallik, Minaligkhong and Tinokukan.[2]

Ethnologue reports that the language is similar to other Bontoc languages, These languages are: North Bontok, Southwest Bontok, South Bontok, and East Bontok.