Isnag

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
isd
Alternate Names
Dibagat-Kabugao-Isneg, Isneg, Maragat
Population

30,000 (1994 SIL).

Location

Luzon, north Apayao Province.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Isnag
Dialects

Bayag, Calanasan, Dibagat-Kabugao, Karagawan (Daragawan), Talifugu-Ripang (Tawini). Calanasan dialect 94% intelligibility of Dibagat dialect, 88% of Ilocano [ilo]; Talifugu-Ripang 89% of Dibagat, 71% of Ilocano.

Language Use

Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. NT: 1980–2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Isnag
Writing
Latin script.