Itawit

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A language of Philippines

Alternate Names

Itawes, Itawis, Tawit

Itawit

User Population

189,000 (2005 UNSD). 171,000 Itawis and 18,000 Malaueg (2005 UNSD). Ethnic population: 253,000 (2010 census).

Cordillera Administrative Region: Apayao province, Conner municipality; Cagayan Valley region: south central Cagayan province.

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Northern Philippines

Northern Philippines: Enlarged Area

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Northern Cordilleran, Cagayan Valley, Ibanagic

Malaweg (Malaueg), Itawis. Related to Ibanag languages; 72% intelligibility of South Ibanag [ibg]; 68% of Ilocano [ilo]. Lexical similarity: 53% with Ilocano [ilo].

Also use Ilocano [ilo].

Language Development

NT: 1992–2009.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Itawit

Latin script [Latn].

Malaweg may be reclassified as a separate language.