Itneg | |
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Native to | Philippines |
Region | Luzon |
Ethnicity | Igorot |
Native speakers
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17,000 (2003) |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: itb – Binongan Itneg iti – Inlaod Itneg itt – Maeng Itneg tis – Masadiit Itneg ity – Moyadan Itneg |
Glottolog | itne1252 |
Areas where the various Itneg dialects (including Kalinga Itneg) are spoken according to Ethnologue
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Itneg is a South-Central Cordilleran dialect continuum found in the island of Luzon, Philippines. This language and Ilocano are spoken by the Itneg people (sometimes also referred to as the "Tingguian people") in Abra province.
Several ethnic-Itneg dialects are taxonomically part of the neighboring Kalinga language.
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the 5 Itneg languages.
However, Ronald Himes (1997) recognizes 2 dialects for Itneg, namely Binongan (eastern) and Inlaod (western).