Atta language

Atta is an Austronesian^[2] dialect cluster spoken by the Aeta (Agta) Negritos of the northern Philippines.

Atta
Native to	Philippines
Region	Luzon
Ethnicity	Aeta
Native speakers	(2,000 cited 1998–2000)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Cagayan Valley Ibanagic Atta
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: azt – Faire Atta att – Pamplona Atta atp – Pudtol Atta dyg – Villa Viciosa Agta† (?)
Glottolog	atta1244
ELP	Faire Atta

Varieties

There are three varieties according to Ethnologue.

• Faire Atta (Southern Atta): spoken near Faire, Rizal, Cagayan
• Pamplona Atta (Northern Cagayan Negrito): spoken in Pamplona, Cagayan; similar to northern Ibanag
• Pudtol Atta: spoken in Pudtol, Apayao, and the Abulog river area south of Pamplona

Villa Viciosa Atta, supposed once spoken in Villaviciosa, Abra, is presumed to be related, but is unattested.^[3]

Reid (1994) also reports the following locations for Southern Cagayan Agta.^[4]

• Minanga, Peñablanca, Cagayan
• Conyan, Minanga, Peñablanca, Cagayan
• Sapinit, Maconacon, Isabela
• Makagaw (Dupaninan), Cagayan