South–Central Cordilleran languages

South–Central Cordilleran
Geographic distribution:	north Luzon
Linguistic classification:	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon South–Central Cordilleran
Subdivisions:	Central Cordilleran South Cordilleran Alta

The South–Central Cordilleran languages (alternatively Meso-Cordilleran languages) are a group of languages spoken by the Igorot and related peoples in the Philippines.

Languages

The subclassification of the languages is strongly supported (confidence 96%–100%) by a 2008 analysis of the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database^[1]

Alta
Central Cordilleran
- Isinai
- Kalinga–Itneg
  - Itneg (a dialect cluster)
  - Kalinga (a dialect cluster)
- Nuclear Cordilleran
  - Ifugao
  - Bontok–Balangao
    - Balangao
    - Bontok–Kankanay: Bontok (incl. Finallig), Kankanaey
Southern Cordilleran
- Ilongot
- Pangasinic
  - Pangasinan
  - Benguet: Ibaloi, Karao, Iwaak, Kallahan

References

^ Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database