Iwaak language explained

Iwaak
Also Known As:I-wak
State:Philippines
Region:Luzon
Speakers:3,300
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Philippine
Fam4:Northern Luzon
Fam5:Meso-Cordilleran
Fam6:Southern Cordilleran
Fam7:West Southern Cordilleran
Fam8:Nuclear Southern Cordilleran
Fam9:Ibaloy
Iso3:iwk
Glotto:iwak1237
Glottorefname:I-Wak
Map:Iwaak_language_map.png
Mapcaption:Area where Iwaak is spoken according to Ethnologue

Iwaak (also spelled I-wak or I'wak) is a South-Central Cordilleran language spoken by almost 3,300 people around the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, Philippines. It is a Pangasinic language which makes it closely related to Pangasinan, one of the regional languages in the country, with around 1.2 million speakers.

According to Ethnologue, in eastern Itogon municipality, Benguet Province, I-wak is spoken in Tojongan, Bakes, Lebeng, Domolpos, Bujasjas, and Kayo-ko villages. It is also spoken in Salaksak village, Kayapa municipality, Nueva Vizcaya Province.