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Northern Luzon languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Northern Luzon languages are one of the few well established large groups within the Philippine languages. They are located mostly in and around the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon in the Philippines. Among the major languages in the group are Ilocano, Pangasinan and Ibanag.

Facts
Region
Cordillera Central and surrounding northern Luzon, Philippines 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Northern Luzon has been reconstructed (Reid 2006) 1
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Sources
1. Northern Luzon languages - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, first paragraph
    These are mostly located in and around the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon in the Philippines.
  • Section: Reconstruction, Phonology
    Reid (2006) has reconstructed the Proto-Northern Luzon sound system as follows, with phonemic stress:
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Wikidata: Northern Luzon languages
Wikidata Q289309, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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