Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a
Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in
Nueva Vizcaya
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province
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in the northern
Philippines
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. By
linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other
Central Cordilleran languages
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Itneg
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Overview
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or
Ifugao
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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.
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: , , and .
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.
Languages of Nueva Vizcaya
South–Central Cordilleran languages
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