Ibanag

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ybanag

Population

500,000 (1990 SIL).

Location

Luzon, Isabela and Cagayan provinces.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

North Ibanag, South Ibanag. Intelligibility with Itawit [itv] 69%.

Typology

VSO; genitives after noun heads; adjectives and numerals before noun heads; CV, CVC; nontonal

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Also use Filipino [fil].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1911–1989.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.