Northern Luzon languages

Northern Luzon
Cordilleran
Geographic distribution:	Cordillera Central (Luzon)
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Philippine Northern Luzon
Subdivisions:	Ilokano Northern Cordilleran South–Central Cordilleran Arta

The Northern Luzon languages (also known as the Cordilleran languages) are one of the few established large groups of languages in the Philippines, with over forty closely languages in and around the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon.

Classification

The languages are generally subdivided as follows:

1. Ilokano
2. Northern Cordilleran languages (15 languages)
3. South–Central Cordilleran languages (25 languages)
4. Arta (?)

Except for Arta, which was not included, this subclassification is strongly supported (confidence >95%) by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database^[1]

Ethnic groups

Political map of the Cordillera Administrative Region

See also: Igorot

Below is a list of northern Luzon ethnic groups organized by linguistic classification. Approximate geographic distributions are also given.

• Ilocano (Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur)
• Northern Cordilleran
  • Isnag (northern Apayao Province)
  • Gaddang (Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela)
  • Ibanagic
    • Ibanag (Cagayan and Isabela)
    • Itawis (Southern Cagayan)
    • Yogad (Isabela)
• Central Cordilleran
  • Kalinga–Itneg
    • Kalinga (Kalinga Province)
    • Itneg (Abra Province)
  • Nuclear
    • Ifugao (Ifugao Province)
    • Balangao (eastern Mountain Province)
    • Bontok (central Mountain Province)
    • Kankanaey (western Mountain Province, northern Benguet)
• Southern Cordilleran
  • Ilongot (eastern Nueva Vizcaya, western Quirino)
  • Pangasinan (Pangasinan)
  • Ibaloi (southern Benguet Province)

References

1. ^ Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database