Ifugao language
| Ifugao | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Ifugao, Luzon |
Native speakers | (130,000 cited 1987–2007)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ifb – Batad Ifugaoifa – Amganad Ifugaoifu – Mayoyao Ifugaoifk – Tuwali language |
| Glottolog | ifug1247 |
 Area where the Ifugao dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue | |
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 Bontoc and Kankanaey languages.[2] It is a dialect continuum, and its four main varieties—such as Tuwali—are sometimes considered separate languages.[3]
Loanwords from other languages, such as the Ilocano language, are replacing some older terminology.[4]
Orthography
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.[5]
References
- ^ Batad Ifugao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Amganad Ifugao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mayoyao Ifugao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tuwali language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ (Lebar, 1975: 78)
- ^ (Newell and Poligon, 1993)
- ^ Kinnud, Richard (2013-08-21). "Language Change in the Cordillera". Sun.Star. Baguio. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Hay Mahun an Bahaon, A Pre-Primer in Ayangan Ifugao. Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1984.
External links
- Kinnud, Richard (2013-08-21). "Language Change in the Cordillera". Sun.Star. Baguio.