Ifugao language
| Ifugao | |
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| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Ifugao, Luzon |
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Native speakers
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(130,000 cited 1987–2007) |
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Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: ifb – Batad Ifugao ifa – Amganad Ifugao ifu – Mayoyao Ifugao ifk – Tuwali language |
| Glottolog | ifug1247 |
Area where the Ifugao dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue
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Ifugao or Batad is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the northern valleys of Ifugao, Philippines. It is a member of the Northern Luzon subfamily and is closely related to the and Kankanaey languages. It is a dialect continuum, and its four main varieties—such as Tuwali—are sometimes considered separate languages.
Loanwords from other languages, such as the Ilocano language, are replacing some older terminology.
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the 4 Ifugao languages.
The unified Ifugao alphabet is as follows: A, B, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Ng, O, P, T, U, W, Y. The letters are pronounced differently depending on the dialect of speaker.
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