Isnag language

Isnag
Isnag
Isneg
Native to	Philippines
Region	most parts of Apayao province, northern parts of Abra, Luzon
Native speakers	(30,000–40,000 cited 1994)
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
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 use Ilokano.

Sounds

Isnag is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.^{[citation needed]}

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
- Approximate English Translation: Friends, let us love each other, because love comes from God. --1 John 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

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]