Itneg, Masadiit
A language of Philippines
| Population | 7,500. 45,000 all Itnegs in Abra Province. |
| Region | Luzon, Abra Province, Sallapadan and Bucloc, Boliney. |
| Language map |
Northern Philippines, reference number 52 |
| Dialects | Masadiit Boliney, Masadiit Sallapadan. Lexical similarity: 62% with Ilocano [ilo], 70% with Guinaang Kalinga [knb], 86% with Binongan Itneg [itb]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Itneg |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. Also use Ilocano [ilo], Filipino [fil], or English. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: rice. Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
REID, Lawrence A., author. 1974. "The central cordilleran subgroup of Philippine languages."
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
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