Klata language

Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
Klata
Giangan
Native toPhilippines
RegionMindanao
Native speakers
(55,000 cited 1990 census)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Philippine?
      • South Mindanao
        • Klata
Language codes
ISO 639-3bgi
Glottologgian1241

Klata (also known as Clata, Giangan, Bagobo, Jangan) is an Austronesian language of the southern Philippines. It is spoken on the eastern slopes of Mount Apo in Davao del Sur Province, as well as in Davao City (Ethnologue) in an area stretching from Catalunan to Calinan.

The nearby Tagabawa language is also known as Bagobo, and is not to be confused with Giangan.

Classification

Klata is usually classified as one of the South Mindanao languages. Zorc (2019) proposes that it is not included among the South Mindanao languages, but only more distantly related to them within a wider subgroup of the Philippine languages which he calls "Southern Philippine".[2]

Distribution

Traditional Klata (Giangan) population centers included the following barangays (see also Districts of Davao City).[3][better source needed][4][better source needed]

  • Biao, Tugbok District, Davao City
  • Tagakpan, Tugbok District, Davao City
  • Dulian
  • Sirib, Calinan District, Davao City
  • Gumalang, Baguio District, Davao City
  • Tamugan, Marilog District, Davao City

It is also spoken in Biao Joaquin, Calinan District[5] and in various parts of Baguio District.[6]

The Lipadas River separated the traditional Tagabawa and Clata territories, while the Talomo River (Ikawayanlinan) was the boundary separating the Tagabawas, Clatas, and Obos. The Davao River separated the traditional Bagobo and Clata territories.[3]

Phonology

Klata has a five-vowel system consisting of the vowels /a, ɛ, ɔ, i, u/. It also has consonantal geminates. Consonantal phonemes are /p, b, t, d, k, ɡ, ʔ, m, n, ŋ, s, h, l, j, w/. [ɾ] sometimes occurs as phonemic, but is mostly heard as an allophone of /d/. [7]

Vowels

Front Back
Close i u
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar/Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive Voiceless p t k ʔ
Voiced b d g
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative/Tap s ɾ h
Lateral aproximant l
Approximant w j (w)

References

  1. ^ Klata at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Zorc, R. David (2019). "Klata/Giangan: A New Southern Philippine Subgroup". Current Studies in Philippine Linguistics. Special Publication No. 16: 33–52. ISSN 2672-295X.
  3. ^ a b "Davao City: Facts and Statistics". Davao: History, Culture, Politics, Economy and Progress. August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "10 Tribes of Davao City – Clata part (4–10)". Davao Delights. August 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Bravo, Neilwin Joseph L. (September 19, 2018). "TRMH holds EECOP Medical Mission 2018". Edge Davao.
  6. ^ Perez, Ace June Rell S. (September 5, 2017). "In Search of the Last Bagobo Klata Weaver". SunStar Philippines. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Estrera, Edward (January 28, 2022). Alves, Mark; Sidwell, Paul (eds.). "Bagobo-Klata Phonology". Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society: Papers from the 30th Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (2021). 15 (3): 283–323. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5780339. ISSN 1836-6821. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David. 1972. Giangan field notes.

External links

  • Klata recordings Archived June 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  • Bagobo numerals Archived May 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  • Guiangan (Baguio) word list Archived December 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database)
  • Guiangan (Sirib) word list Archived December 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database)
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