Ibanag language
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| Ibanag | ||
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| Spoken in: | Philippines | |
| Region: | Luzon | |
| Total speakers: | 300,000-500,000 | |
| Language family: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Borneo-Philippines Northern Luzon Northern Cordilleran Ibanag |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | phi | |
| ISO 639-3: | ibg | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
The Ibanag language (also Ybanag or Ibanak) is spoken by up to 500,000 speakers (the Ibanag people) in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao City, Solana, Cabagan, and Ilagan and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, UK and the U.S.A.. Most of the speakers can also speak Ilocano, the lingua franca of Northern Luzon. Ibanag is derived from bannag 'river'. It is closely related to Gaddang, Itawis, Agta, Atta, Yogad, Isneg and Malaweg.
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[edit] Sounds
[edit] Vowels
[edit] Consonants
[edit] Phonology
Ibanag is also one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.
[edit] Grammar
[edit] Nouns
[edit] Personal Pronouns
- I - Sacan, So'
- You - Sicau,
- He, She, It - Yayya
- We (inclusive) - Sittam
- We (exclusive) - Sicami
- You (plural/polite) - Sicamu
- They - Ira
[edit] Demonstrative Pronouns
[edit] Enclitic Particles
[edit] Interrogative Words
What?- Anni? Where?- Si'taw? Why?- Ngatta?
[edit] Structure
The Ibanag language is distinct in that it features phonemes that are not present in many other neighboring Philippine languages. It is related to Itawis, Gaddang, Malaueg and others. As an example the "f","v","z" and "j" sounds. inafi - rice, bavi - pig, kazzing - goat, or madjan - maid.
In addition to this, Ibanag also features doubled consonants. Therefore making the language sound "hard" or guttural. For example: Gaddua, Pronounced gad-dwa, meaning half. Mappazzi, Pronounced Map-paz-zi', meaning to squeeze or squeezing.
This is an example of an Ibanag proverb, that is also known throughout the archipelago.
Y tolay nga ari nga mallipay ta pinaggafuannan na ari nga makange ta angayananna.
Translated to: He who does not look back into his past, cannot reach his destination.
[edit] Samples
[edit] Cagayan Provincial Anthem
Cagayan, Davvun nga kakastan niakan,
Egga ka laran nakuan ta piam,
Nu kuruk tu maparrayyu ka niakan,
Ariat ta ka vuluvvuga a kattamman.
Cagayan, Makemmemmi ka nga innan.
Cagayan, Awan tu kagittam.
Nu anni paga y kasta na davvun a karuan
Egga ka la ta futu' nga ideddukan.
There are multiple ways of saying each pronoun in Ibanag. For example: Kuminanna - I ate, but you would never say Kuminan sakan. Apakku - I will get, but again you can't say Apanna' which would mean Get me or take me. In some occasions a simple glottal stop at the end of the verb conveys the "I" in a sentence as in the example of Pinate' - which means i killed or turned off.
[edit] Examples
[edit] Loan Words
[edit] Numbers
[edit] Simple greetings
- Good morning - Mapia nga umma nikau
- Good afternoon -Mapia nga fuggag nikau
- Good evening/night - Mapia nga gabbi nikau
- How are you? - Cunnasi ca ngana?
- I'm fine/good and you? - Mapya gapa, sicau?
- I'm just fine thank god - Mappya gapa, mabbalo' ta dios
- Thank you - Mabbalo'
- Where are you going? - Sitau angayammu?
- I'm going to...- Umay na' ta...
- What are you doing? - Anni cucuammu?
- Oh, Nothing in particular. - Awan, maski anni laman.
- Please come in. - Tullung kamu.
- Long time no see. - Nabinnay taka ari nacita.
[edit] Numbers
- 0-awan
- 1-tadday
- 2-dua
- 3-tallu
- 4-appa'
- 5-lima
- 6-annam
- 7-pitu
- 8-walu
- 9-siyam
- 10-mafulu
- 100-magattu
- 200-dua gattu
- 500-limagatu
- 1000-marivvu
- 2000-dua rivvu
[edit] Sentences
| Ibanag | Tagalog | English |
| Anni kinam mu ganguri? | Ano ang kinain mo kanina? | What did you eat? |
| Anni kinan nu? | Ano ang kinain ninyo? | What did you,(all) eat? |
| Anni canacanam mu? | Ano ang kinakain mo? | What are you eating? |
| Anni canam mu sangaw? | Ano ang kinakain mo ngayon? | What are you eating now? |
| Cumattam sonu labbe na. | Pagdating niya, kakain tayo. | We will eat when he/she comes. |
| Maddaguk kami cuman kustu labbe na. | Pagdating niya, kumakain kami. | We were eating when he came. |
| Nacacac cami nacuan nu limibbe yayya. | Kung dumating sana siya, nakakain sana kami. | I (We) hope that by the time he would have arrived, we would have eaten. |
| Natturkí i gattó. | Tumalsík ang gatas. | Milk dropped outward. |
| Ari ca cuman. | Huwag kang kumain. | Don't eat. |
| Cumac ca na! | Kumain ka na! | Eat! |
| Cua' yatun! | Akin yan! | That's mine! |
| Iddu taka | Mahal kita | I love you |
