Karao language

Karao
Karaw
Native to Philippines
Region Luzon
Native speakers
2,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kyj
Glottolog kara1487[2]

Area where Karao is spoken according to Ethnologue

Karao (also spelled Karaw) is a language of northern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in eastern Nueva Vizcaya Province, in the Karao, Ekip, and Bokod areas. Karao is also spoken in western Benguet Province and the southwestern corner of Ifugao Province. The language is named after the barangay of Karaw in Bokod municipality, Benguet.

References

  1. Karao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Karao". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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