Ibanag

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The Ibanag are a people in the Philippines and also the name of the language they speak.

people

With a little over 500,000 people, the Ibanag are one of the largest ethnic minorities in the Philippines. The people live on the island of Luzon , mainly in the provinces of Cagayan , Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya .

The name is made up of "I" for people and "Bannag" for river. Ibanag can be spelled differently, variants are "Ybanag", "Ybanak" or "Ibanak".

language

Because of the efforts of the Philippine government to displace smaller languages ​​and establish the Filipino language as the national language, the Ibanag language is no longer taught in schools. As a result, this language gradually disappears. In addition, many speak Ibanag Ilokano , which has developed into one of the most important languages ​​in the region in recent years.