Alta language

Alta
Alta
Geographic; distribution	Luzon
Native speakers	(~ 1,000 cited 1982)
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Meso-Cordilleran Alta; ; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Northern Alta language; Southern Alta language;
Glottolog	None

Alta is a pair of Meso-Cordilleran languages spoken in northern Luzon. As both are primary splits from Proto-South-Central Cordilleran, they are paraphyletic and do not form a subgroup with each other (Reid 2013).

References

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Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database, 2008.
Reid, Lawrence A. (2013) "Who Are the Philippine Negritos? Evidence from Language." Human Biology: Vol. 85: Iss. 1, Article 15.

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