Meso-Cordilleran languages

Meso-Cordilleran
Meso-Cordilleran
Geographic; distribution	north Luzon
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Meso-Cordilleran; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Central Cordilleran; Southern Cordilleran; Alta;
Language codes
Glottolog	meso1254

The Meso-Cordilleran languages are a group of languages spoken in or near the Cordillera Central mountain range in Northern Luzon. Its speakers are culturally very diverse, and include the lowland Pangasinense, the Igorot highlanders (including Bugkalot), and Alta-speaking Aeta groups.

Languages

Classification per Himes (2005):^[1]

Meso-Cordilleran
- Northern Alta
- Southern Alta
- South-Central Cordilleran
  - Central Cordilleran
    - Isinai
    - North Central Cordilleran
      - Kalinga–Itneg
        Itneg (a dialect cluster)
        
        Kalinga (a dialect cluster)
      - Nuclear Cordilleran
        Ifugao
        
        Balangao
        
        Bontok–Kankanay
        Bontok–Finallig
        
        Kankanaey
  - Southern Cordilleran
    - Ilongot
    - West Southern Cordilleran
      - Pangasinan
      - Nuclear Southern Cordilleran
        Ibaloi
        
        Karao
        
        Iwaak
        
        Kallahan

References

^ Himes, Ronald S. 2005. The Meso-Cordilleran Group of Philippine Languages. In Hsiu-chuan Liao and Carl R. Galvez Rubino (eds.), Current Issues in Philippine Linguistics and Anthropology: Parangal kay Lawrence A. Reid, 81-92. Manila, Philippines: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL Philippines.

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[1] Himes, Ronald S. 2005. The Meso-Cordilleran Group of Philippine Languages. In Hsiu-chuan Liao and Carl R. Galvez Rubino (eds.), Current Issues in Philippine Linguistics and Anthropology: Parangal kay Lawrence A. Reid, 81-92. Manila, Philippines: Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL Philippines.

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