Itneg, Inlaud

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ISO 639-3
iti
Alternate Names
Inlaod, Inlaod Itneg, Inlaud Itneg, Tinggian, Tinguian
User Population

9,000 (2003 SIL). 61,500 in all Itneg varieties (2005 UNSD).

Location

Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra province, a few villages in Danglas, Lagangilang, Langiden, and Penarubia municipalities; Ilocos region: Ilocos Norte province, Nueva Era municipality; Ilocos Sur province, Cabugao, San Juan, Magsingal, Santo Domingo, and Nagbukel municipalities.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, North Central Cordilleran, Kalinga-Itneg, Itneg
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: Inlaod of Langiden 73% with Ilocano [ilo]; Inlaud of Danglas 71% with Ilocano, 75%–77% with Binongan Itneg [itb], 75%–76% with Masadiit [tis] of Sallapadan, 74%–75% with Moyadan Itneg [ity]. Inlaud of Langiden and Inlaud of Danglas 86% with each other.

Language Use

Vigorous in some communities. The language is still spoken by all generations but not all children and adults speak it in communities in the Ilocos region that are heavily populated by Ilocanos (2020 SIL). Home, community. Some young people, all adults. In Ilocos region, there are now more children who are speaking Ilocano [ilo] as L1. The low proficiency of the children in the language was revealed by the result of L1 materials field-testing (2020 SIL). Also use English [eng]. Also use Filipino [fil]. Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development

Materials for mother-tongue multilingual education have been developed for the Inlaud Itneg communities in the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte since 2018 (2020 SIL).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Itneg, Inlaud
Other Comments

Christian.