ISO 639-3 inn | Glottolog isin1239 | |
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Native speakers (5,500 cited 1990 census) Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineNorthern LuzonSouth–Central CordilleranCentral CordilleranNuclear CordilleranBontok–BalangaoIsinai | ||
Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines. By linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other South-Central Cordilleran languages, such as Kalinga, Itneg or Ifugao and Kankanaey.
According to the Ethnologue, Isinai is spoken in Bambang, Dupax del Sur, and Aritao municipalities, alongside Ilocano.
Grammar
Isinai contains a definite article with three different forms that vary depending on the relation of the noun. The forms of the definite article are: ar, ardari, and war.
References
Isinai language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA