Not to be confused with Itneg, a South-Central Cordilleran language.
Isnag
Isneg
Native to
Philippines
Region
most parts of Apayao province, northern parts of Abra, Luzon
Native speakers
(30,000–40,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language family
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Northern Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Isnag
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Either: isd – Isnag tiu – Adasen Itneg
Glottolog
isna1241 Isnag adas1235 Adasen
ELP
Adasen Itneg
Linguasphere
31-CCA-a incl. inner units 31-CCA-aa...-ae
Area where Isnag (including Adasen Isneg) is spoken according to Ethnologue
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Isnag (also called Isneg) is a language spoken by around 40,000 Isnag people of Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines. Around 85% of Isnag are capable of reading the Isnag language.[citation needed] Many Isnag speakers also speak Ilocano.
^Isnag at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Adasen Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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