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Banao Itneg language

Kalinga
Native to Philippines
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 codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:
 – Banao Itneg
 – Masadiit Itneg
 – Moyadan Itneg
 – Butbut Kalinga
 – Limos Kalinga
 – Tanudan Kalinga
 – Lubuagan Kalinga
 – Mabaka Valley Kalinga
 – Madukayang Kalinga
 – Southern Kalinga (Bangad)
Glottolog kali1311
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Area where the Kalinga dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue

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.

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.



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