Gaʼdang is an Austronesian dialect spoken in Northern Luzon, Philippines particularly in Paracelis, Mountain Province, Luzon; Potia, Ifugao Province; and Tabuk, Kalinga Province. There are some residents of speakers in Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya. Many Ga'dang speakers speak Ilocano as their second language.
| Gaʼdang | |
|---|---|
| Gaddang | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Luzon |
| Ethnicity | Gaddang people |
Native speakers | 6,000 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gdg |
| Glottolog | gada1258 |
 Area where Gaʼdang language is spoken according to Ethnologue maps | |
Phonology
editThe Ga'dang language is related to Ibanag, Itawis, Malaueg and others. It is distinct in that it features phonemes not present in many neighboring Philippine languages. As an example, the "f", "v", "z" and "j" sounds appear in Ga'dang. There are notable differences from other languages in the distinction between "r" and "l" (and between "r" and "d"), and the "f" sound is a voiceless bilabial fricative somewhat distinct from the fortified "p" sound common in many Philippine languages (but not much closer to the English voiceless labiodental fricative). Finally, the (Spanish) minimally-voiced "J" sound has evolved to a plosive (so the name Joseph sounds to the American ear as Kosip).
Vowels
editMost Ga'dang speakers use six vowel sounds: /a/, /i/, /u/, /ɛ/, /o/, /ɯ/
Consonants
editGa'dang features doubled consonants, so the language may sound guttural to Tagalog, Ilokano, and even Pangasinan speakers. The uniqueness of this circumstance is often expressed by saying Ga'dang speakers have "a hard tongue".
For example: tudda (tood-duh). which means rice.
Ga'dang is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophony.
Samples
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References
edit- ^ Gaʼdang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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