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Gaddang

noun
Gad·​dang | \ ˈgäˌdäŋ\
plural Gaddang or Gaddangs

Definition of Gaddang

1a : a people inhabiting northern Luzon in the Philippines
b : a member of such people
2 : the Austronesian language of the Gaddang people

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native name in the Philippines

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