Itneg languages

Itneg
Itneg
Native to	Philippines
Region	Luzon
Ethnicity	Igorot
Native speakers	17,000 (2003)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Meso-Cordilleran Central Cordilleran Kalinga–Itneg Itneg; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; itb – Binongan Itneg = Adasen language - Ba-i Lagayan and Tineg; iti – Inlaod Itneg; itt – Maeng Itneg; tis – Masadiit Itneg; ity – Moyadan Itneg
Glottolog	itne1252
	Areas where the various Itneg dialects (including Kalinga Itneg) are spoken according to Ethnologue

Itneg is a South-Central Cordilleran dialect continuum found in the island of Luzon, Philippines. This language and Ilocano are spoken by the Itneg people (sometimes also referred to as the "Tingguian people") in Abra.

Several ethnic-Itneg dialects are taxonomically part of the neighboring Kalinga language.

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