Isnag language

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Isnag
Spoken in:	Philippines
Region:	Luzon
Total speakers:	30,000 (1994 est.)
Language family:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian   Borneo-Philippines    Northern Luzon     Northern Cordilleran      Ibanagic       Isnag
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	–
ISO 639-3:	isd
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

The Isnag language (also known as Isneg or Margarat) is a language spoken by around 30,000 Isnags of the Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines. Around 50% of Isnags are capable of reading the Isnag language. Many Isnag speakers also use Ilocano.

Contents 1 Sounds 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 1.3 Phonology 2 Grammar 2.1 Nouns 2.2 Personal Pronouns 2.3 Demonstrative Pronouns 2.4 Enclitic Particles 2.5 Existential 2.6 Interrogative Words 3 Language sample 4 External links

[edit] Sounds

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Phonology

Ibanag is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.

[edit] Grammar

[edit] Nouns

[edit] Personal Pronouns

[edit] Demonstrative Pronouns

[edit] Enclitic Particles

[edit] Existential

[edit] Interrogative Words

[edit] Language sample

• Isnag: Piyán tada din ya isaisa kadàtada wawwági, ta ya aminya ay gayát ke Dios. --1 Juan 4:7
  • Approximate English Translation: Friends, let us love each other, because love comes from God. --1 John 4:7
• Isnag: Ay day-dayáwan tada nge Dios, nga Dios se Ama naya Apu tada nga Jesu-Cristo. --1 Pedro 1:3
  • Approximate English Translation: Praise God, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. --1 Peter 1:3

[edit] External links

• Ethnologue entry for Isnag