Isinai language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
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Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines. By linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other Central Cordilleran languages, such as Kalinga, Itneg or Ifugao and Kankanaey.
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Malayo-Polynesian
- Philippine
- Northern Luzon
- Meso-Cordilleran
- Central Cordilleran
- Nuclear Cordilleran
- Bontok–Balangao
- Isinai
- Bontok–Balangao
- Nuclear Cordilleran
- Central Cordilleran
- Meso-Cordilleran
- Northern Luzon
- Philippine
| Isinai | |
|---|---|
| Isinay | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Luzon |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2010 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | inn |
| Glottolog | isin1239 |
| ELP | Isinay |
Area where Isinai is spoken[1] | |
According to the Ethnologue, Isinai is spoken in Bambang, Dupax del Sur, and Aritao municipalities, alongside Ilocano.
Dialects
Ethnologue reports Dupax del Sur, Aritao and Bambang as dialects of Isinai. However, Ethnologue also reports that the Aritao dialect is moribund.[1]
Phonology
Isinai is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.[citation needed]
Grammar
Isinai contains a definite article with three different forms that vary depending on the relation of the noun. The forms of the definite article are: ar, ardari, and war.[2]
