Ifugao | |
---|---|
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Ifugao, Luzon |
Native speakers | (130,000 cited 1987–2007) [1] |
Austronesian
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:
ifb – Batad Ifugao
ifa – Amganad Ifugao
ifu – Mayoyao Ifugao
ifk –
Tuwali language |
Glottolog |
ifug1247 |
Area where the Ifugao dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue |
Ifugao or Batad is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the northern valleys of Ifugao, Philippines. It is a member of the Northern Luzon subfamily and is closely related to the Bontoc and Kankanaey languages. [2] It is a dialect continuum, and its four main varieties—such as Tuwali—are sometimes considered separate languages. [3]
Loanwords from other languages, such as Ilokano, are replacing some older terminology. [4]
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the four Ifugao languages.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Fricative | h | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ʊ ~ u | |
Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
Open | a |
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. [7]
Ifugao | |
---|---|
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Ifugao, Luzon |
Native speakers | (130,000 cited 1987–2007) [1] |
Austronesian
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:
ifb – Batad Ifugao
ifa – Amganad Ifugao
ifu – Mayoyao Ifugao
ifk –
Tuwali language |
Glottolog |
ifug1247 |
Area where the Ifugao dialect continuum is spoken according to Ethnologue |
Ifugao or Batad is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the northern valleys of Ifugao, Philippines. It is a member of the Northern Luzon subfamily and is closely related to the Bontoc and Kankanaey languages. [2] It is a dialect continuum, and its four main varieties—such as Tuwali—are sometimes considered separate languages. [3]
Loanwords from other languages, such as Ilokano, are replacing some older terminology. [4]
Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the four Ifugao languages.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Fricative | h | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ʊ ~ u | |
Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
Open | a |
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. [7]