Total population | |
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72,084[1] (2020 census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Philippines (Cordillera Administrative Region) | |
Languages | |
Bontoc, Ilocano, Tagalog | |
Religion | |
Christianity, indigenous folk religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Igorot peoples |
The Bontoc (or Bontok) ethnolinguistic group can be found in the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although some Bontocs of Natonin and Paracelis identify themselves as Balangaos, Gaddangs or Kalingas, the term "Bontoc" is used by linguists and anthropologists to distinguish speakers of the Bontoc language from neighboring ethnolinguistic groups.[2] They formerly practiced head-hunting and had distinctive body tattoos.
Sumeg-ang 2005
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).