Ifugao language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
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Ifugao is a Malayo-Polynesian language[2] spoken in the northern valleys of Ifugao, Philippines. It is a member of the Northern Luzon subfamily and is closely related to the Bontoc, Balangaw, and Kankanaey languages.[3] It is a dialect continuum, and its four main varieties—such as Tuwali—are sometimes considered separate languages.[4][5]
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
- Northern Luzon
- Meso-Cordilleran
- Central Cordilleran
- Nuclear Cordilleran
- Ifugao
- Nuclear Cordilleran
- Central Cordilleran
- Meso-Cordilleran
- Northern Luzon
- Philippine
| Ifugao | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Ifugao, Luzon |
Native speakers | (130,000 cited 1987–2007)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ifb – Batad Ifugaoifa – Amganad Ifugaoifu – Mayoyao Ifugaoifk – Tuwali language |
| Glottolog | ifug1247 |
Area where the Ifugao dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue | |
Loanwords from other languages, such as Ilokano, are replacing some older terminology.[6]
Dialects
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the four Ifugao languages.
- Amganad Ifugao: spoken in Hungduan and Banaue municipalities of Ifugao Province, and into southwestern Mountain Province. 27,100 speakers as of 2000. Dialects are Burnay Ifugao and Banaue Ifugao.
- Batad Ifugao (Ayangan Ifugao): spoken in central Ifugao Province. There are also some speakers in Isabela Province, on the eastern shore of the Magat reservoir. 10,100 speakers as of 2002. Dialects include Ducligan Ifugao.
- Mayoyao Ifugao (Mayaoyaw): spoken in Ifugao Province, (northern Mayoyao, Aguinaldo, and Alfonso Lista municipalities) and Mountain Province (2 small border areas). 30,000 speakers as of 2007.
- Tuwali Ifugao (Gilipanes, Ifugaw, Kiangan Ifugao, Quiangan, Tuwali): spoken in southern Ifugao Province. 30,000 speakers as of 2000. Dialects are Hapao Ifugao, Hungduan Ifugao, and Lagawe Ifugao.
Phonology
Consonants
- Other sounds such as /s/ and /r/ occur in loanwords.
Vowels
Orthography
The unified Ifugao alphabet is as follows: A, B, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Ng, O, P, T, U, W, Y. The letters are pronounced differently depending on the dialect of the speaker.[9]