Umiray Dumaget language
| Umiray Dumaget Agta | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Luzon |
Native speakers | 3,000 (1994)[1] |
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Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | due |
Umiray Dumaget Agta is an Aeta language of southern Luzon Island.
Location
Umiray Dumaget is spoken along the Pacific coast of eastern Luzon from just south of Baler, Aurora to the area of Infanta, Quezon, and on the northern coast of Polillo Island (Himes 2002:275-276). Himes (2002) reports little dialectal variation.
Classification
Umiray Dumaget is difficult to classify. Himes (2002) posits a Greater Central Philippine connection. However, Lobel (2013:230) believes that Umiray Dumaget may be a primary branch of the Philippine languages, or may be related to the Northeastern Luzon languages, Sambali-Ayta (Central Luzon), or Manide and Inagta Alabat. According to Lobel, Umiray Dumaget does not subgroup in the Central Philippine or even Greater Central Philippine branches (Lobel 2013:275).
References
- ↑ Umiray Dumaget Agta reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Himes, Ronald S. 2002. The relationship of Umiray Dumaget to other Philippine languages. Oceanic Linguistics 41(2):275-294.
- Lobel, Jason William. 2013. Philippine and North Bornean languages: issues in description, subgrouping, and reconstruction. Ph.D. dissertation. Manoa: University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
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