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Itneg Languages
Itneg is a South-Central Cordilleran dialect continuum found in the island of Luzon, Philippines. This language and Ilocano are spoken by the Itneg people (sometimes also referred to as the "Tingguian people") in Abra. Several ethnic-Itneg dialects are taxonomically part of the neighboring Kalinga language. Locations and dialects '' Ethnologue'' reports the following locations for each of the five Itneg languages. *Binongan Itneg: Licuan-Baay, Abra. 7,500 speakers. *Inlaod Itneg: a few villages in PeƱarrubia, Lagangilang, Danglas, and Langiden municipalities, Abra. 9,000 speakers. *Maeng Itneg: Luba, Tubo, and Villaviciosa municipalities, Abra. 18,000 speakers. *Masadiit Itneg: Sallapadan, Bucloc, and Boliney Boliney, officially the Municipality of Boliney ( ilo, Ili ti Boliney; tgl, Bayan ng Boliney), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,551 people. Boliney is bo ... munic ...
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Isneg Language
Isnag (also called ''Isneg'') is a language spoken by around 40,000 Isnag people of Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines. Around 85% of Isnag are capable of reading the Isnag language. Many Isnag speakers also speak Ilocano. Dialects ''Ethnologue'' lists the following dialects of Isnag. *Bayag *Dibagat-Kabugao *Calanasan *Karagawan (Daragawan) *Talifugu-Ripang (Tawini) Alternate names for Isnag include Apayao, Dibagat-Kabugao-Isneg, Isneg, and Maragat (''Ethnologue''). Isnag is spoken in the northern two thirds of Apayao Province, Cagayan Province ( Claveria and Santa Praxedes municipalities), Abra, and Ilocos Norte Province, and scattered areas along the Apayao western border (''Ethnologue''). The closely related Adasen (Addasen, Addasen Tinguian, Itneg Adasen) language, which consists of western and eastern dialects, is spoken in northeastern Abra and into western Apayao Province. There are 4,000 speakers (''Ethnologue''). ...
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Kalinga Language
Kalinga () is a dialect continuum of Kalinga Province in the Philippines, spoken by the Kalinga people, alongside Ilocano. The Banao Itneg variety is not one of the neighboring Itneg languages. Dialects Ronald Himes (1997) divides Kalinga into three dialects: Masadiit (in Abra), Northern Kalinga, and South-Central Kalinga. Ethnologue reports the following locations for each of the eight Kalinga languages it identifies. Banao Itneg is classified by Ethnologue as Kalinga rather than Itneg. *Butbut Kalinga: spoken in Kalinga Province: Tinglayan and Butbut; Buscalan, Bugnay, Loccong, and Ngibat; Tabuk City, Lucnang, Pakak, Kataw, and Dinongsay. Also in Rizal: Annunang, Malapiat, Andarayan, and Bua. 15,000 speakers. Language status is 5 (developing.), 1,000 monoglots. *Limos Kalinga (Limos-Liwan Kalinga, Northern Kalinga): spoken in Kalinga Province (Tabuk City, north to border) and Conner municipality, Apayao Province. 12,700 speakers. Language status is 5 (developing). *Lubua ...
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Kalinga Province
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Boliney
Boliney, officially the Municipality of Boliney ( ilo, Ili ti Boliney; tgl, Bayan ng Boliney), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,551 people. Boliney is bounded to the north by Sallapadan, Bucloc, and Daguioman, to the east by Tubo and the provinces of Kalinga and Mountain Province, and to the west by of Luba and Manabo. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Barangays Boliney is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Boliney had a population of 4,551. The population density was . The municipality's population consists of the Cordillera sub-tribes, namely Masadiit of ...
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Bucloc
Bucloc, officially the Municipality of Bucloc ( ilo, Ili ti Bucloc; tgl, Bayan ng Bucloc), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,395 people. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Barangays Bucloc is politically subdivided into 4 barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Bucloc had a population of 2,395. The population density was . Economy Government Bucl ...
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Sallapadan
Sallapadan, officially the Municipality of Sallapadan ( ilo, Ili ti Sallapadan; tgl, Bayan ng Sallapadan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,389 people. Geography Sallapadan is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Barangays Sallapadan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Sallapadan had a population of 6,389. The population density was . Economy Government Sallapadan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in ...
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Villaviciosa, Abra
Villaviciosa, officially the Municipality of Villaviciosa ( ilo, Ili ti Villaviciosa; tgl, Bayan ng Villaviciosa), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,675 people. The population was 5,675 at the 2020 census. The town is known for the ''Kimkimay Lake'', a reminder of the wrath of the gods against people who have numerous vices. Geography is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. The municipality is geographically situated at the southern portion of Abra, bounded in the north-west by San Isidro, north by Bucay, east by Manabo and Luba, south by San Emilio, and west by Pilar. Villaviciosa is accessible from Benguet by land transportation through the , the more frequently used route. From the nearby Province of Ilocos Sur, it is also accessible through the Candon via San Emilio to L ...
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Tubo, Abra
Tubo, officially the Municipality of Tubo ( ilo, Ili ti Tubo; tgl, Bayan ng Tubo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,674 people. The municipality was created on June 17, 1967, from the former municipal district of the same name, through ''Republic Act 5161''. History The inhabitants belong to the Maeng tribe and speak the dialect of the same name. There is however one barangay, Tabacda, that speaks a different dialect. This is because they are believed to have originated from Kalinga and Mountain Province. Everyone can however understand and speak the common evolving dialect called Maeng together with those of Luba and parts of Villavicioa of the Province of Abra and likewise in the other municipalities of the Province of Ilocos Sur, who refer themselves as the Bago tribe. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood but various industries are starting to grow. All barangays and their res ...
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Luba, Abra
Luba, officially the Municipality of Luba ( ilo, Ili ti Luba; tgl, Bayan ng Luba), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,518 people. History The earliest known settlement in the municipality of Luba was in Barit. It was then a thickly forested area with tall and big trees interconnected with myriads of rattan vines called ''barit''. The early settlers were hunters as the place was abundant with wild pigs, deer and fruit trees. The home of fine quality of rattan, Barit increased in population so that another settlement in a nearby place emerged. They called this ''Barit-Luzong''. Southwest of Barit, another settlement occurred and they called this ''Barit-Lulluno''. Barit-Amtuagan soon followed. It is only after a considerable period of time that the settlement of Bancagan (now the capital of the municipality) took place. The old folks has it that the river banks were being avoided due to the pr ...
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Langiden
Langiden, officially the Municipality of Langiden ( ilo, Ili ti Langiden; tgl, Bayan ng Langiden), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,576 people. Geography Langiden is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Barangays Langiden is politically subdivided into 6 barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Langiden had a population of 3,576. The population den ...
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Danglas
Danglas, officially the Municipality of Danglas, Municipal District of Danglas ( ilo, Ili ti Danglas; tgl, Bayan ng Danglas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,074 people. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Climate Barangays Danglas is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Demographics In the 2020 census, Danglas had a population of 4,074. The population density was . Economy The economy of the municipality is heavily dependent on agriculture particularly ''palay'', corn, vegetables and fruits. Other raw materials include rattan Rattan, also spelled ratan, is the name for roughly 600 species of ...
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Lagangilang
Lagangilang, officially the Municipality of Lagangilang ( ilo, Ili ti Lagangilang; tgl, Bayan ng Lagangilang), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,914 people. Geography Lagangilang is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Barangays Lagangilang is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Lagangilang had a population of 14,914. The population density was . Economy Government Lagangilang, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its le ...
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