Kalinga language
Appearance
Kalinga | |
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Native to | Philippines |
Region | most parts of Kalinga, northern parts of Mountain Province, eastern parts of Abra and southern parts of Apayao, Luzon |
Native speakers | (110,000 cited 1998–2008)[1] No estimate for Mabaka Valley |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:bjx – Banao Itnegtis – Masadiit Itnegity – Moyadan Itnegkyb – Butbut Kalingakmk – Limos Kalingakml – Tanudan Kalingaknb – Lubuagan Kalingakkg – Mabaka Valley Kalingakmd – Madukayang Kalingaksc – Southern Kalinga (Bangad) |
Glottolog | kali1311 |
Area where the Kalinga dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue |
Kalinga is a dialect continuum of Kalinga Province in the Philippines, spoken by the Igorot people, alongside Ilocano. The Banao Itneg variety is not one of the neighboring Itneg languages.
Dialects
Ronald Himes (1997)[2] divides Kalinga into 3 dialects.
- Masadiit (in Abra)
- Northern Kalinga
- South-Central Kalinga
References
- ^ Banao Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Masadiit Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Moyadan Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Butbut Kalinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Limos Kalinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tanudan Kalinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
(Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box) - ^ Himes, Ronald S. 1997. “Reconstructions in Kalinga-itneg”. Oceanic Linguistics 36 (1). University of Hawai'i Press: 102–34.