Isinay

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: inn
Alternate Names: Inmeas, Isinai
Population: 5,360 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 14,200 (2010 census).
Location:: Cagayan Valley region: Nueva Vizcaya province, Aritao, Bambang, and Dupax Del Sur municipalities.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Luzon, Meso-Cordilleran, South-Central Cordilleran, Central Cordilleran, Isinai
Dialects: Dupax del Sur, Aritao, Bambang. Aritao dialect is moribund (2019 L. Zubiri). Not similar to other languages. Lexical similarity: 47% with Ilocano [ilo].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Some adults and most children are likely to speak Ilocano [ilo] and Tagalog [tgl] (2019 L. Zubiri). Positive attitudes. Also use Ilocano [ilo], with basic proficiency. Also use Tagalog [tgl].
Language Development: Texts. The Isinay community has started working on a community-based revitalization program. Isinay is beingtaught as part of summer school but is focused more on cultural activities (2019 L. Zubiri).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Isinay
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Cagayan Valley region: Nueva Vizcaya province, Aritao, Bambang, and Dupax Del Sur municipalities.