Ifugao language

Spoken in

• Malayo -Polynesian Filipino North Luzonisch Ifugao (language)

Ifb

Ifk

Ifugao, Batad another name, is a Malayo - Polynesian language, which is spoken in the province of Ifugao in the northern valleys of the Philippines. It is closely related to the languages ​​Bontok and Kankanai. The tongue is part of a continuum, and dialect of the four main types of speech, such as Tuwali are sometimes regarded as independent languages.

Ifugao has its origins in the language Tuwali, Kalanguya is another language in Ifugao which is spoken especially in Tinoc, a part Ifugaos. It is very different from the language of the people of Bontoc. Ifugaos and the Igorots were enemies a long time ago, there was head hunting. Due to the culture, language and skills, the Ifugaos and the Igorors distinguished very strong.

Orthography

The unified Ifugao alphabet is as follows: A, B, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Ng, O, P, T, U, W, Y. The letters are depending on dialect of the speaker pronounced differently.

Swell

• Malayo - Polynesian languages
• Single language