- Source: Isinai language
Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines. By linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other Central Cordilleran languages, such as Kalinga, Itneg or Ifugao and Kankanaey.
According to the Ethnologue, Isinai is spoken in Bambang, Dupax del Sur, and Aritao municipalities, alongside Ilocano.
Dialects
Ethnologue reports Dupax del Sur, Aritao and Bambang as dialects of Isinai. However, Ethnologue also reports that the Aritao dialect is moribund.
Phonology
Isinai is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.
Grammar
Isinai contains a definite article with three different forms that vary depending on the relation of the noun. The forms of the definite article are: ar, ardari, and war.
References
Perlawan, Sarah Eve. 2015. Grammatical Sketch of Isinay Dupax. m.s. University of the Philippines, Diliman.
Reid, Lawrence A., and Analyn Salvador-Amores (2016). Guide to Isinay Orthography. Baguio: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines, Baguio.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bahasa Isinai
- Carlos Everett Conant
- Bahasa Filipino
- Bahasa Butuanon
- Bahasa Sangir
- Bahasa Tontemboan
- Bahasa Cebu
- Bahasa Suluk
- Bahasa Gorontalo
- Rumpun bahasa Bikol
- Isinai language
- Igorot people
- Anito
- Filipino language
- Caluyanon language
- Philippine languages
- Tagalog language
- Northern Luzon languages
- Ethnic groups in the Philippines
- Sama–Bajaw languages
