YOGAD: A TRIBE AND A TONGUE
YOGAD: A TRIBE AND A TONGUE
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The language of the Yogad people.
YOGAD AS MALAYO-POLYNESIAN
YOGAD AS MALAYO-POLYNESIAN
Ethnologue (Simons et al., 2017) classifies Yogad as Malayo-Polynesian, belonging to the Austronesian language family. Locally, it is categorized under the Ibanagic group of the Northern Cordilleran languages found in the Cagayan Valley, which also includes Gaddang, Itawit, Villaviciosa Agta, Ibanag, Atta, and Isnag.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SPEAKERS OF YOGAD
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SPEAKERS OF YOGAD
Citing a 1990 census, the estimated number of Yogad speakers is 16,000. In 2005 there were about 17,900 speakers of Yogad.
Yogad remains to be primarily an oral language.
Yogad remains to be primarily an oral language.
The Yogad Language is spoken in the domains of the home and everyday life activities. Sustainability has been considered possible, but only for as long as speakers do not migrate and reside elsewhere (Grande, 2008). The Yogads are unaware of their literature (Galot, 1988). In a recent survey conducted by the researcher, results show that this is still true today. The majority of the respondents did not know of any published work in Yogad but responded positively to the idea of creating such materials.
MANGNGAN DA (LET'S EAT)
MANGNGAN DA (LET'S EAT)
Cambasao te mangan da (Come on here for it's time to eat)
Nacagacu ra si Innang (Mother is done cooking)
Cambasao, cambasao (Come here, come here)
Yu yaccan ay sinapa (Our food is smoked fish)
Mappasensiya quitam ambit (Let's be patient for a while)
Te awan tu cuarto tam (Because we have no money)
Natu lelao, natu lelao (For tomorrow, for tomorrow)
Magyaccan quitam tu baca. (We will eat some meat.)
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