| Altname | I-wak |
|---|---|
| State | Philippines |
| Region | Luzon |
| Speakers | 3,300 |
| Date | 2000 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Austronesian |
| Fam 2 | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam 3 | Philippine |
| Fam 4 | Northern Luzon |
| Fam 5 | Meso-Cordilleran |
| Fam 6 | Southern Cordilleran |
| Fam 7 | West Southern Cordilleran |
| Fam 8 | Nuclear Southern Cordilleran |
| Fam 9 | Ibaloy |
| Iso 3 | iwk |
| Glotto | iwak1237 |
| Glottorefname | I-Wak |
Iwaak (also spelled I-wak or I'wak) is a South-Central Cordilleran language[1] spoken by almost 3,300 people around the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, Philippines. The Iwaak language is a Nuclear Southern Cordilleran language which is closely related to Ibaloi, Kalanguya, and Karao.[2]
According to Ethnologue, in eastern Itogon municipality, Benguet Province, I-wak is spoken in Tojongan, Bakes, Lebeng, Domolpos, Bujasjas, and Kayo-ko villages. It is also spoken in Salaksak village, Kayapa municipality, Nueva Vizcaya Province.
References
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- ^ Himes, Ronald S. (June 1998). "The Southern Cordilleran Group of Philippine Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 37 (1): 120–177. University of Hawai'i Press. doi:10.2307/3623282