Itawit
A language of Philippines
| Population | 134,000 (1990 census). 119,584 Itawit, 14,542 Malaweg. |
| Region | Luzon, south Cagayan. |
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Northern Philippines, reference number 13 |
| Alternate names | Itawes, Itawis, Tawit |
| Dialects | Malaweg (Malaueg), Itawis. Related to Ibanag languages; 72% intelligibility with South Ibanag [ibg]; 68% with Ilocano [ilo]. Lexical similarity: 53% with Ilocano. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic |
| Language use | Also use Ilocano [ilo]. |
| Language development | NT: 1992. |
| Comments | Malaweg may possibly be reclassified as a separate language. |
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