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Isnag language

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Native to
  
Philippines

Native speakers
  
30,000–40,000 (1994)

Isnag language

Region
  
most parts of Apayao province, northern parts of Abra, Luzon

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineNorthern LuzonCagayan ValleyIsnag

ISO 639-3
  
Either:isd – Isnagtiu – Adasen Itneg

Glottolog
  
isna1241  (Isnag)adas1235  (Adasen)

Isnag (also called Isneg) is a language spoken by around 40,000 Isnag people of Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines. Around 85% of Isnag are capable of reading the Isnag language. Many Isnag speakers also use Ilokano.

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Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Isnag.

  • Bayag
  • Dibagat-Kabugao
  • Calanasan
  • Karagawan (Daragawan)
  • Talifugu-Ripang (Tawini)

    • Alternate names for Isnag include Apayao, Dibagat-Kabugao-Isneg, Isneg, and Maragat (Ethnologue).

    Isnag is spoken in the northern two thirds of Apayao Province, Cagayan Province (Claveria and Santa Praxedes municipalites), Abra Province, and Ilocos Norte Province, and scattered areas along the Apayao western border (Ethnologue).

    The closely related Adasen (Addasen, Addasen Tinguian, Itneg Adasen) language, which consists of western and eastern dialects, is spoken in northeastern Abra Province and into western Apayao Province. There are 4,000 speakers (Ethnologue).

    Sounds

    Isnag is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.

    Language sample

  • Isnag: Mahi indo' tada ngamin ta ngamin tada ay magwawwáhi, ta ya pahin indo' kiya isa tulay ay maggayát ke Dios. --1 Juan 4:7
  • Approximate English Translation: Friends, let us love each other, because love comes from God. --1 John 4:7
  • Isnag: Day-dayáwan tada nge Dios, nga Dios se Ama naya Apu tada nga Jesu-Cristo. --1 Pedro 1:3
  • Approximate English Translation: Praise God, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. --1 Peter 1:3

    • Historical sound changes

    The Proto-Malayo-Polynesian schwa ə has merged to /a/ such as *qatəp > atap (roof) similar to Kapampangan, atip in Tagalog and atup in Visayan.

    References

    Isnag language Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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