Isinai
Isinai is an Austronesian language spoken in Philippines. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Isinai (also spelled Isinay) is a Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines. By linguistic classification, it is more divergent from other Central Cordilleran languages, such as Kalinga, Itneg or Ifugao and Kankanaey.
According to the Ethnologue, Isinai is spoken in Bambang, Dupax del Sur, and Aritao municipalities, alongside Ilocano.
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Words in Isinai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ta7hu* | |
| name | 7aron* | |
| eye | mata7* | |
| ear | ta7i7la* | |
| nose | 7eyo7* | |
| tooth | ba77a* | |
| tongue | dila* | |
| hand | li7ma* | |
| blood | de7ya* | |
| bone | tu7e7* | |
| skin | katat* | |
| breast | su7su* | |
| liver | etoy* | |
| water | danum* | |
| fire | 7apuy* | |
| star | bittu7won* | |
| stone | batu7* | |
| leaf | tu77u* | |
| night | la7i7* | |
| dog | 7a7su* | |
| fish | 7i7an* | |
| louse | 7u7tu* | |
| one | 7osa7* | |
| two | duwa7* | |
| I | sa77on* | |
| you | si7a7* | |
| we | da7mi* | |
| drink | 7inumon* | |
| see | tetteyan* | |
| hear | mando77e* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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- BangadAustronesian40% alike
- Central PalawanoAustronesian38% alike
- Moyadan ItnegAustronesian34% alike
Grammar
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- CebuanoAustronesian91% alike
- Mag-Anchi AytaAustronesian91% alike
- HiligaynonAustronesian91% alike
- BolinaoAustronesian91% alike
- MasbatenyoAustronesian90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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