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Isinai language

Isinai language

Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines


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.

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

Dialects

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

Phonology

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

Grammar

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

  1. Isinai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  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.



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