Itneg
Native toPhilippines
RegionLuzon
EthnicityIgorot
Native speakers
17,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
itb  Binongan Itneg = Adasen language - Ba-i Lagayan and Tineg
iti  Inlaod Itneg
itt  Maeng Itneg
tis  Masadiit Itneg
ity  Moyadan Itneg
Glottologitne1252
Areas where the various Itneg dialects (including Kalinga Itneg) are spoken according to Ethnologue

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.

Several ethnic-Itneg dialects are taxonomically part of the neighboring Kalinga language.

Locations and dialects

Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the five Itneg languages.

However, Ronald Himes (1997)[2] recognizes two dialects for Itneg, namely Binongan (eastern) and Inlaod (western).

References

  1. Binongan Itneg = Adasen language - Ba-i Lagayan and Tineg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Inlaod Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Maeng Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Masadiit Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Moyadan Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Himes, Ronald S. (1997). "Reconstructions in Kalinga-Itneg". Oceanic Linguistics. 36 (1): 102–134. doi:10.2307/3623072. JSTOR 3623072.


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