Umiray Dumaget is an Aeta language spoken in southern Luzon Island, Philippines.
| Umiray Dumaget | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Aurora & Quezon, Luzon |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1994) |
Language family | Austronesian
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | due |
| Glottolog | umir1236 |
Location
Umiray Dumaget is spoken along the Pacific coast of eastern Luzon, Philippines, from just south of Baler, Aurora, to the area of Infanta, Quezon, and on the northern coast of Polillo Island. Himes (2002) reports little dialectal variation.
Reid (1994) reports the following locations for Umiray Dumaget (Central Agta).
- Umiray, General Nakar, Quezon
- Dibut, San Luis, Aurora
- Bunbun, Panukulan, Polillo, Quezon
The language is also spoken in Dingalan, Aurora, most especially in Umiray.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | (ʔ) | |
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Fricative | s | |||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
[ʔ] only appears in loanwords.
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Open | a | |
Classification
Umiray Dumaget is difficult to classify. Himes (2002) posits a Greater Central Philippine connection. However, Lobel (2013): 230 believes that Umiray Dumaget may be a primary branch of the Philippine languages, or may be related to the Northeastern Luzon languages, Sambali-Ayta (Central Luzon), or Manide and Inagta Alabat. According to Lobel (2013), Umiray Dumaget does not subgroup in the Central Philippine or even Greater Central Philippine branches.
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