Ibanag language

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Ibanag
Ybanag, Ibanak
Native to	Philippines
Region	Northern Luzon
Ethnicity	Ibanag
Native speakers	400,000 (2010)[1][needs update]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Cagayan Valley Ibanag
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Regional language in the Philippines
Regulated by	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ibg
Glottolog	iban1267
Linguasphere	31-CCB-a
Areas where Ibanag is spoken according to Ethnologue
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The Ibanag language (also Ybanag or Ibanak)^[2] is an Austronesian language spoken by up to 500,000 speakers, most particularly by the Ibanag people, in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao, Solana, Abulug, Camalaniugan, Lal-lo, Cabagan, Tumauini, San Pablo, Sto. Tomas, Sta. Maria, and Ilagan and other neighboring towns and villages around the Cagayan River and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, United Kingdom, and the United States. Most of the speakers can also speak Ilocano, the lingua franca of northern Luzon island. The name Ibanag comes from the prefix I which means 'people of', and bannag, meaning 'river'. It is closely related to Gaddang, Itawis, Agta, Atta, Yogad, Isneg, and Malaweg.