Native to Philippines | Glottolog kali1311 | |
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Region most parts of Kalinga, northern parts of Mountain Province, eastern parts of Abra and southern parts of Apayao, Luzon Native speakers 110,000 (1998–2008)No estimate for Mabaka Valley Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineNorthern LuzonSouth–Central CordilleranCentral CordilleranKalinga–ItnegKalinga ISO 639-3 Variously:bjx – Banao Itnegtis – Masadiit Itnegity – Moyadan Itnegkyb – Butbut Kalingakmk – Limos Kalingakml – Tanudan Kalingaknb – Lubuagan Kalingakkg – Mabaka Valley Kalingakmd – Madukayang Kalingaksc – Southern Kalinga (Bangad) |
Kalinga is a dialect continuum of Kalinga Province in the Philippines, spoken by the Igorot people, alongside Ilocano. The Banao Itneg variety is not one of the neighboring Itneg languages.
Dialects
Ronald Himes (1997) divides Kalinga into 3 dialects.
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the 8 Kalinga languages. Banao Itneg is classified by Ethnologue as Kalinga rather than Itneg.
References
Kalinga language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA