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| Isnag | ||
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| Spoken in: | Philippines | |
| Region: | Luzon | |
| Total speakers: | 30,000 (1994 est.) | |
| Language family: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Borneo-Philippines Northern Luzon Northern Cordilleran Ibanagic Isnag |
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| 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.
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Sounds
Vowels
Consonants
Phonology
Ibanag is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.
Grammar
Nouns
Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Enclitic Particles
Existential
Interrogative Words
Language sample
- Isnag: Piyán tada din ya isaisa kadàtada wawwági, ta ya aminya ay gayát ke Dios. --1 Juan 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