A Preliminary Report on the Grammar of Arta
Yukinori Kimoto 木本幸憲. 2014. A Preliminary Report on the Grammar of Arta. KLS 34:85–96.(https://www.academia.edu/6076816/A_Preliminary_Report_on_the_Grammar_of…)
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
35-45
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
The Arta are multilingual - all of them speak Nagtipunan Agta and Illokana; some can use Tagalog or Filipino. Only 11 are capable of speaking Arta properly.
Location and Context
Countries
Quirino Province, the Philippines
Location Description
"the Barangays of Disimungal, San Ramos, Pongo, and Sangbay in the Municipality of Nagtipunan; in Disimungal, there are several Arta communities in Purok Kalbo, Pulang Lupa, and Tilitilan." (p.2)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Nagtipunan Agta; Illokana; Tagalog or Filipino
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
all
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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