This language is a moribund language, which means that only a few people speak it and if the speakers of the language continue to speak
Tagalog or
English to their sons and not speak their own mother tongue, the language will not be passed down to newer generations, eventually becoming a "
dead language". Many of the speakers have shifted to
Ilokano. Many of the speakers can also speak
Central Bontok and
Kankanaey as their second language. == References ==