Itneg | |
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Native to | Philippines |
Region | Luzon |
Ethnicity | Igorot (Itneg) |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2003)[1] |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Regional language in the Philippines |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:itb – Binongan Itnegiti – Inlaod Itnegitt – Maeng Itnegtis – Masadiit Itnegity – Moyadan Itneg |
Glottolog | itne1252 |
Areas where the various Itneg dialects (including Kalinga Itneg) are spoken according to Ethnologue |
Itneg is a South-Central Cordilleran dialect continuum found in the island of Luzon, Philippines. This language and Ilocano are spoken by the Itneg people (sometimes also referred to as the "Tingguian people") in Abra.
Several ethnic-Itneg dialects are taxonomically part of the neighboring Kalinga language.