Isinai | |
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Isinay | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Luzon |
Native speakers
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(5,500 cited 1990 census) |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | isin1239 |
Area where Isinai is spoken
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Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines. By linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other South-Central Cordilleran languages, such as Kalinga, Itneg or Ifugao and Kankanaey.
According to the Ethnologue, Isinai is spoken in Bambang, Dupax del Sur, and Aritao municipalities, alongside Ilocano.
Isinai contains a definite article with three different forms that vary depending on the relation of the noun. The forms of the definite article are: ar, ardari, and war.