| Kankanaey | |
|---|---|
| Kankana-ey, Kankanaëy | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Luzon |
| Ethnicity | Kankanaey people |
Native speakers | (240,000 cited 1990 census – 2003)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:kne – Kankanaeyxnn – Northern Kankanaeyitt – Maeng Itneg |
| Glottolog | kank1245 |
 Area where Kankanaey (including Northern Kankanaey, but not Maeng Itneg) is spoken according to Ethnologue | |
Kankanaey (also spelled Kankana-ey or Kankanaëy) is a South-Central Cordilleran language under the Austronesian family spoken on the island of Luzon in the Philippines primarily by the Kankanaey people. Alternate names for the language include Central Kankanaey, Kankanai, and Kankanay.[2] It is widely used by Cordillerans, alongside Ilocano, specifically people from Mountain Province and people from the northern part of the Benguet Province.[3] Kankanaey has a slight mutual intelligibility with the Ilocano language.
- ^ Kankanaey at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Northern Kankanaey at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Maeng Itneg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ "Kankanaey". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ Allen, Janet L. 2014. **Kankanaey: A Role and Reference Grammar Analysis** Dallas:SIL International