Ibaloi language

{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Ibaloi

| altname = Ibaloy

| nativename = Ivadoy

| region = Luzon, Philippines

| ethnicity = Ibaloi people

| speakers = {{sigfig|116,000|2}}

| date = 2005 {{Update span|date=July 2023}}

| ref = e25

| familycolor = Austronesian

| fam2 = Malayo-Polynesian

| fam3 = Philippine

| fam4 = Northern Luzon

| fam5 = Meso-Cordilleran

| fam6 = Southern Cordilleran

| fam7 = West Southern Cordilleran

| fam8 = Nuclear Southern Cordilleran

| iso3 = ibl

| glotto = ibal1244

| glottorefname = Ibaloi

| map = Ibaloi_language_map.png

| mapcaption = Area where Ibaloi is spoken according to Ethnologue

}}

The Ibaloi language ({{Lang|ibl|ësël ivadoy}}, {{IPA|/əsəl ivaˈdoj/}}) belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages family. It is closely related to the Pangasinan language, which is spoken primarily in central and southern Benguet, and western Nueva Vizcaya and eastern La Union. Its dialects include Daklan, Kabayan, and Bokod.

Ibaloi phonemes are similar to those found in other Philippine languages with a few exceptions. Many variants of the Ibaloi tongue have naturally occurring {{IPAslink|f}}, {{IPAslink|dʒ}} and {{IPAslink|v}}, as in {{Lang|ibl|sifa}} (interrogative 'who'), {{Lang|ibl|ibjag}} ('to lose one's grip on something or someone, to let go') and {{Lang|ibl|devit}} (a traditional wrap-around skirt). {{IPAslink|ʃ}} is also commonly heard in the La Trinidad valley and nearby areas, as in {{Lang|ibl|xima}} (a particle usually equivalent to the prepositions in, on, or to depending on the sentence construction), but may be occasionally heard as {{IPAslink|tʃ}} in some communities.{{Cite web |title=Pesing Mansodat shi Inibaloi |url=https://www.ibaloy.com/ibl/mebasa/pesing-mansodat-shi-inibaloi#&gid=1&pid=2 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=ibaloy.com}}

Phonology

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|+ Vowel phonemes

! Front

! Back

High

| {{IPA link|i}}

|

Mid

| {{IPA link|e}}

| {{IPA link|o}}

Close

| colspan="2" | {{IPA link|a}}

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|+ Consonants

colspan="2" |

! Labial

! Alveolar

! Palatal

! Velar

! Glottal

colspan="2" | Nasal

| {{IPA link|m}}

| {{IPA link|n}}

| {{IPA link|ɲ}}

| {{IPA link|ŋ}}

|

rowspan="2" | Plosive/
Affricate

! {{small|voiceless}}

| {{IPA link|p}}

| {{IPA link|t}}

| {{IPA link|tʃ}}

| {{IPA link|k}}

| rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|ʔ}}

{{small|voiced}}

| {{IPA link|b}}

| {{IPA link|d}}

| {{IPA link|dʒ}}

| {{IPA link|ɡ}}

colspan="2" | Fricative

| {{IPA link|f}} {{IPA link|v}}

| {{IPA link|s}}

|

|

| {{IPA link|h}}

colspan="2" | Approximant

|

| {{IPA link|l}}

| {{IPA link|j}}

| {{IPA link|w}}

|

colspan="2" | Tap

|

| {{IPA link|ɾ}}

|

|

|

Ibaloi is one of the Philippine languages that do not exhibit [{{IPA|ɾ}}]-[d] allophony.

Examples

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References

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