Karao language

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Karao
Karaw
Native to Philippines
Region Luzon
Native speakers
2,000 (2011) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kyj
Glottolog kara1487
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Area where Karao is spoken according to Ethnologue

Karao (also spelled Karaw) is a language of northern Luzon, Philippines. [2] It is spoken in the Karao, Ekip, and Bokod areas of western Benguet Province, and in the southwestern corner of Ifugao Province. The language is named after the barangay of Karaw in Bokod municipality, Benguet. The Karao ethnic group in Benguet still exists to this day, but the Karao traditions are gradually fading away into their memories. [3]

References

  1. Karao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Karao". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. "The Karao and The Fight Against Extinction | Ethnic Groups of the Philippines". www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.