Isinay

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Isinay is an Austronesian language spoken by the Isinay people of northern Luzon in the Philippines, noted for its distinct phonology and grammar compared to neighboring Philippine languages.

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Label Occurrences
Isinay canonical 2

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Philippine language
belongsToMacroarea Papunesia
comparedTo neighboring Philippine languages
continent Asia
country Philippines
endangeredStatus threatened
ethnicGroup Isinay people NERFINISHED
hasDistinctiveFeature distinct grammar
distinct phonology
hasGrammaticalCharacteristic structures that differ from typical Philippine-type voice systems
hasLanguageCodeType ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalCharacteristic rich consonant inventory (relative to many Philippine languages)
hasStatus minority language in the Philippines
hasTypologicalNote often cited as atypical among Philippine languages
ISO639-3Code inn
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian
locatedIn Cagayan Valley region (broadly northern Luzon) NERFINISHED
region Luzon NERFINISHED
spokenBy Isinay people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Philippines
northern Luzon
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED
usedFor daily communication among Isinay people
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Gaddang relatedGroup Isinay