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Isinai language

Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines. By linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other Central Cordilleran languages, such as Kalinga, Itneg or Ifugao and Kankanaey.

Isinai
Isinay
Native toPhilippines
RegionLuzon
Native speakers
5,000 (2010 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3inn
Glottologisin1239
ELPIsinay
Area where Isinai is spoken[1]

According to the Ethnologue, Isinai is spoken in Bambang, Dupax del Sur, and Aritao municipalities, alongside Ilocano.

Dialects edit

Ethnologue reports Dupax del Sur, Aritao and Bambang as dialects of Isinai. However, Ethnologue also reports that the Aritao dialect is moribund.[1]

Phonology edit

Vowel phonemes
Front Back
High i
Mid e o
Close a


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

Grammar edit

Isinai contains a definite article with three different forms that vary depending on the relation of the noun. The forms of the definite article are: ar, ardari, and war.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Isinai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Conant, Carlos (1915). "Grammatical Notes on the Isinai Language (Philippines)". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 35: 289–292. doi:10.2307/592653. JSTOR 592653.
  • Perlawan, Sarah Eve. 2015. Grammatical Sketch of Isinay Dupax. m.s. University of the Philippines, Diliman.
  • Reid, Lawrence A., and Analyn Salvador-Amores (2016). Guide to Isinay Orthography. Baguio: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines, Baguio.


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