Itneg is a South-Central Cordilleran dialect continuum found in the island of Luzon, Philippines. This language and Ilocano are spoken by the Itneg people (sometimes also referred to as the "Tingguian people") in Abra.
Itneg | |
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Native to | Philippines |
Region | Luzon |
Ethnicity | Igorot |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2003)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:itb – Binongan Itneg = Adasen language - Ba-i Lagayan and Tinegiti – Inlaod Itnegitt – Maeng Itnegtis – Masadiit Itnegity – Moyadan Itneg |
Glottolog | itne1252 |
Areas where the various Itneg dialects (including Kalinga Itneg) are spoken according to Ethnologue |
Several ethnic-Itneg dialects are taxonomically part of the neighboring Kalinga language.
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the five Itneg languages.
However, Ronald Himes (1997)[2] recognizes two dialects for Itneg, namely Binongan (eastern) and Inlaod (western).