Malaueg

Malaweg language

Malaweg language

Language of northern Philippines

Malaweg (Malaueg) is spoken by the Malaweg people in the northern part of the Philippines. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of the Itawis language.[2]

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Malaweg is mostly spoken in the Northern Cordillera Mountain Range region and some in the Province of Cagayan, with the majority in the town of Rizal. Ninety-eight percent of the people living in Rizal are Malaweg-speaking, and the town is known as "The Premier Town of the Malaweg".[citation needed]

Origin

From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag Dictionary "Ueg [modern: uweg], river estuary. Pl. ueueg [uweweg] = Malaueg: a town in this province, in the district of Itaves (Itawis, now Chico River)"

The Malaueg Church in Rizal, Cagayan

References

  1. [1]
    Itawit at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices


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