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CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		atz
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Information from: “A Preliminary Report on the Grammar of Arta” (85–96) . Yukinori Kimoto 木本幸憲 (2014)

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
35-45
CHILDREN
0
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Only 11 fluent speakers remain and most of them are over 50. Some 35-45 people have passive knowledge of Arta - they can understand some conversations but can't use Arta properly.

DATE OF INFO: 2012-2013

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

The language is not passing down to the children.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Nagtipunan Agta; Illokana; Tagalog or Filipino

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

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.

PLACES: 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)

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<17
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1992

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: It is not linguistically close to any other language in the general area. In 1992, there were seventeen speakers, but their numbers decreased since. Moribund, almost extinct.
More on Orthography: No literacy in it.

PLACES: Philippines

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southeastern part of the head portion of northern Luzon, Quirino Province. The few speakers are scattered in villages, with twelve in Villa San- tiago, and three or four in the town of Nagtipunan.

15
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
150
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Wurm (2000). There are 12 speakers in Villa Santiago, 1 in Villa Gracia, and 3 or 4 in Nagtipunan (1992 L. Reid).

PLACES: Philippines

		3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing			Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		150		100-999							Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						16.4225,121.7042
			2014	A Preliminary Report on the Grammar of Arta		85–96			KLS	34		Kyoto University	https://www.academia.edu/6076816/A_Preliminary_Report_on_the_Grammar_of_Arta	Yukinori Kimoto 木本幸憲	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_Arta)			11	2012-2013	10-99	Only 11 fluent speakers remain and most of them are over 50. Some 35-45 people have passive knowledge of Arta - they can understand some conversations but can't use Arta properly.	35-45	all	Nagtipunan Agta; Illokana; Tagalog or Filipino	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.	all	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	The language is not passing down to the children.	15	Quirino Province, the Philippines	"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)	16.216, 121.599
070071197X	3	1	2007	Australia and the Pacific	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	424-557		Routledge			Abingdon			Stephen A Wurm	Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. Australia and the Pacific. In Christopher Moseley, Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn., 424-557. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub		<17	1992	10-99					It is not linguistically close to any other language in the general area. In 1992, there were seventeen speakers, but their numbers decreased since. Moribund, almost extinct.		Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15	Philippines	Southeastern part of the head portion of northern Luzon, Quirino Province. The few speakers are scattered in villages, with twelve in Villa San- tiago, and three or four in the town of Nagtipunan.
				World Oral Literature Project									http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			15		10-99							Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	150	15			Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Wurm (2000). There are 12 speakers in Villa Santiago, 1 in Villa Gracia, and 3 or 4 in Nagtipunan (1992 L. Reid).										Philippines

Arta

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Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<17

15

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Arta

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Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<17

15

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