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Northern Luzon languages

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Glottolog:
  
nort3238

Northern Luzon languages

Geographic distribution:
  
Cordillera Central (Luzon)

Linguistic classification:
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Philippine Northern Luzon

Subdivisions:
  
Ilokano Cagayan Valley South–Central Cordilleran Northeastern Luzon Dicamay Agta Arta

The Northern Luzon languages (also known as the Cordilleran languages) are one of the few established large groups within Philippine languages. These are mostly located in and around the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon in the Philippines. Among its major languages are Ilokano, Pangasinan and Ibanag

Internal classification

With over forty closely related languages, below is the classification for Northern Luzon languages:

  • Ilokano
  • Cagayan Valley
  • Isnag
  • 1. Ibanagic
  • Atta
  • Ibanag
  • Itawis
  • Yogad
  • 2. Gaddang-Cagayan
  • Central Cagayan Agta
  • Gaddang
  • Ga'dang
  • South-Central Cordilleran
  • 1. Alta
  • Northern Alta
  • Southern Alta
  • 2. Central Cordilleran
  • Isinai
  • Kalinga-Itneg
  • Itneg
  • Kalinga
  • Nuclear Cordilleran
  • Ifugao
  • Bontok-Balangao
  • Balangao
  • Bontok-Kankanaey
  • Bontok-Finallig
  • Kankanaey
  • 3. Southern Cordilleran
  • Ilongot
  • Pangasinic
  • Pangasinan
  • Benguet
  • Ibaloi
  • Iwaak
  • Kallahan
  • Karao
  • Northeastern Luzon
  • Dupaningan Agta
  • (core)
  • Dinapigue Agta
  • Casiguran Agta, Nagtipunan Agta
  • Pahanan Agta, Paranan
  • Dicamay Agta †
  • Arta
  • References

    Northern Luzon languages Wikipedia