Isnag language

Isnag
Isneg (Ilocano term)
Native to	Philippines
Region	most parts of Apayao province, parts of Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and northern parts of Abra, Luzon
Native speakers	50,101 (2020 census)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Cagayan Valley Isnag
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Regional language in the Philippines
Language codes
ISO 639-3	isd – Isnag
Glottolog	isna1241  Isnag
Linguasphere	31-CCA-a incl. inner units 31-CCA-aa...-ae
The area where the Isnag dialect originated and is spoken, according to Ethnologue
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Isnag (also called Isneg a term used by the Ilocanos) is a language spoken by around 50, 101 Isnag people of Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines and they are also found in parts of Cagayan, and Ilocos Norte. Their populations are distributed across the municipalities of Calanasan, Kabugao, Pudtol, Flora, Luna, Santa Marcela, and Conner in Apayao; the eastern part of Ilocos Norte, specifically Adams, Carasi, Dumalneg, Vintar, Marcos, Dingras, Solsona, Bangui and Pagudpud; the northwestern part of Cagayan, particularly Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Sanchez Mira, and Pamplona; and the northern part of Abra, particularly Tineg. Around 85% of Isnag are capable of reading the Isnag language.^{[citation needed]} Many Isnag speakers also speak Ilocano.