| Bontoc | |
|---|---|
| Bontok | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mountain Province |
Native speakers | 41,000 (2007 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bnc – inclusive codeIndividual codes: lbk – Central Bontokebk – Eastern Bontokrbk – Northern Bontokobk – Southern Bontokvbk – Southwestern Bontok |
| Glottolog | bont1247 |
 Area where Bontoc is spoken according to Ethnologue | |
Bontoc (Bontok)/bɒnˈtɒk/[2] is amacrolanguage native to the indigenousBontoc people of theMountain Province, in the northern part of thePhilippines.
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the five Bontok languages. Speaker populations from the 2007 census, as quoted inEthnologue.
| Language | Location of speakers | Dialects | No. of speakers | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bontok (Filipino:Finontok) | Bontoc (Bontoc ili, Caluttit, Dalican, Guina-ang, Ma-init, Maligcong, Samoki, and Tocucan) |
| 19,600 | [3] |
| Eastern Bontok (Filipino:Finallig) | Barlig (Barlig, Kadaklan, Lias) |
| 6,170 | [4] |
| Northern Bontok (Filipino:Sinadanga) | Sadanga (Anabel, Bekigan, Belwang, Betwagan, Demang, Sacasacan, Saclit, and Sadanga Poblacion); SouthernKalinga | 9,700 | [5] | |
| Southern Bontok | Bontoc (Talubin, Bayyo, and Can-eo) |
| 2,760 | [6] |
| Southwestern Bontok | Bontoc (Alab, Balili, Gonogon, and villages in the Chico River valley, southwest of the municipal capital Bontoc, along Halsema Highway) |
| 2,470 | [7] |
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | pb | td | kɡ | ʔ | |
| Fricative | s | ||||
| Rhotic | ɻ~ɺ | ||||
| Approximant | j |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | |
| Mid | e | o |
| Close | a | |
/e/ becomes a slightlycentralized[e̞] when in a syllable whosecoda is/k/.[8] When in thenucleus,/a/ and/o/ are slightly raised and/i/ is lowered.[8]
There are two degrees of stress in Bontoc:primary and secondary. Primary stress is phonemic and secondary stress is predictable. Both types are right-oriented and occur on one of the last three syllables. Stress's effects include higher pitch, louder volume, and lengthening of the syllable nucleus, though these are all subject to certain rules pertaining to wordprosody.[8]
Ama id chaya machad-ayaw nan ngachanmo.
Omali nan en-ap-apowam.
Maangnen nan nemnemmo isnan lofong ay kag id chaya.
Ichowam nan kanenmi isnan kawakawakas.
Pakawanem nan fasolmi,
tay pinakawanmi akhes nan finmasol ken chakami.
Ad-im ogkhayen chakami isnan maawisanmi ay enfasol,
mod-i ket isas alakam chakami isnan ngaag.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
