Also Known As:
Southern Alta, Kabuluen, Kabuluwan, Kabuluwen, "Baluga", "Kabalat", Pugot
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
"This paper reports the results of fieldwork undertaken during the summer, 1987, on various little-k
Doctoral Dissertation
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~400-500; 400 (Headland, 2010)
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Abreu, Marvin Maximo. 2020. Southern Alta (Kabulowan) (Philippines) - Language SnapshotLanguage
Documentation and Description 19, 17-25. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/205
Documentation and Description 19, 17-25. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/205
Bibliography of Locations:
Abreu, Marvin Maximo. 2020. Southern Alta (Kabulowan) (Philippines) - Language SnapshotLanguage
Documentation and Description 19, 17-25. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/205
Documentation and Description 19, 17-25. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/205
Bibliography of Context:
Abreu, Marvin Maximo. 2020. Southern Alta (Kabulowan) (Philippines) - Language SnapshotLanguage
Documentation and Description 19, 17-25. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/205
Documentation and Description 19, 17-25. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/205