Also Known As:
Isinai, Inmeas, Malaates
Dialects & Varieties
- Dupax del Sur
- Aritao
- Bambang
Guide to Isinay orthography
Guide to Isinay orthography. (2016). Complied by Lawrence A Reid and Analyn V. Salvador-Amores with Isinay speakers from Dupax del Sur, Aritao, and Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya. Baguio: Cordillera Studies Center, University of the Philippines Baguio.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
12528
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Language and culture revitalization is being carried out by different Isinay associations in Nueva Vizcaya as a primary means to avert disen-franchisement of the Isinay. Some of these organizations are the Uhmun si Tribun Isinai(Aritao), Bona si Isinai (Dupax del Sur), and the Bambang Isinay Tribe. These form the Isinai Federation of Nueva Vizcaya formed in late 2008 (Cruz 2010: 3–4). Recently, the Isinay Advocates, a group of volunteers formed in 2012 also helps in the revitalization of language and culture of the Isinay."
Location and Context
Countries
Philippines
Location Description
the municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya, Dupax de Sur, Aritao and Bambang
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Tagalog, Ilocano
Number of Other Language Speakers:
many
Domains of Other Languages:
all domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
latin scripts
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
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