| Klata | |
|---|---|
| Giangan | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Mindanao |
Native speakers | (55,000 cited 1990 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bgi |
| Glottolog | gian1241 |
Klata (also known asClata,Giangan,Bagobo,Jangan) is anAustronesian language of the southern Philippines. It is spoken on the eastern slopes ofMount Apo inDavao del Sur Province, as well as inDavao City (Ethnologue) in an area stretching from Catalunan to Calinan.
The nearbyTagabawa language is also known asBagobo, and is not to be confused with Giangan.
Klata is usually classified as one of theSouth Mindanao languages. Zorc (2019) proposes that it is not included among the South Mindanao languages, but only more distantly related to them within a wider subgroup of thePhilippine languages which he calls "Southern Philippine".[2]
Traditional Klata (Giangan) population centers included the following barangays (see alsoDistricts of Davao City).[3][better source needed][4][better source needed]
It is also spoken in Biao Joaquin, Calinan District[5] and in various parts of Baguio District.[6]
The Lipadas River separated the traditional Tagabawa and Clata territories, while the Talomo River (Ikawayanlinan) was the boundary separating the Tagabawas, Clatas, and Obos. TheDavao River separated the traditional Bagobo and Clata territories.[3]
Klata has a five-vowel system consisting of the vowels/a,ɛ,ɔ,i,u/. It also has consonantal geminates. Consonantal phonemes are/p,b,t,d,k,ɡ,ʔ,m,n,ŋ,s,h,l,j,w/.[ɾ] sometimes occurs as phonemic, but is mostly heard as an allophone of/d/.[7]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
| Bilabial | Alveolar/Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| Voiced | b | d | ɡ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative/Tap | s | ɾ | h | ||
| Lateral approximant | l | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | (w) | ||