Isnag language
Appearance
Isnag | |
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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 codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:isd – Isnagtiu – Adasen Itneg |
Glottolog | isna1241 Isnagadas1235 Adasen |
Linguasphere | 31-CCA-a incl. inner units 31-CCA-aa...-ae |
![]() Area where Isnag (including Adasen Isneg) is spoken according to Ethnologue | |
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 use Ilokano.
Sounds
Isnag is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.[citation needed]
Language sample
- Isnag: Mahi indo' tada ngamin ta ngamin tada ay magwawwáhi, ta ya pahin indo' kiya isa tulay ay maggayát ke Dios. --1 Juan 4:7
- Isnag: Day-dayáwan tada nge Dios, nga Dios se Ama naya Apu tada nga Jesu-Cristo. --1 Pedro 1:3
- Approximate English Translation: Praise God, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. --1 Peter 1:3
Historical sound changes
The Proto-Malayo-Polynesian schwa ə has merged to /a/ such as *qatəp > atap (roof) similar to Kapampangan, atip in Tagalog and atup in Visayan.[2]
References
- ^ Isnag at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Adasen Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ http://language.psy.auckland.ac.nz/austronesian/word.php?v=62