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South–Central Cordilleran languages

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Geographic distribution
  
north Luzon

Glottolog
  
meso1254

Linguistic classification
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon South–Central Cordilleran

Subdivisions
  
Central Cordilleran South Cordilleran Alta

The South–Central Cordilleran languages (alternatively Meso-Cordilleran languages) are a group of languages spoken by the Igorot and related peoples in the Philippines.

Languages

Classification per Himes (2005):

  • Northern Alta
  • Southern Alta
  • Central Cordilleran
  • Isinai
  • Kalinga–Itneg
  • Itneg (a dialect cluster)
  • Kalinga (a dialect cluster)
  • Nuclear Cordilleran
  • Ifugao
  • Balangao
  • Bontok–Kankanay
  • Bontok–Finallig
  • Kankanaey
  • Southern Cordilleran
  • Ilongot
  • Pangasinic
  • Pangasinan
  • Benguet
  • Ibaloi
  • Karao
  • Iwaak
  • Kallahan

    • References

    South–Central Cordilleran languages Wikipedia
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