Balangao language


Balangao or Balangaw is an Austronesian language spoken in northern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in the central area of Mountain Province, and into Tanudan municipality of Kalinga Province.

Phonology

Balangao has the following phoneme inventory:
FrontCentralBack
Closeiɨu
Mideo
Opena

The central vowels /a/ and /ɨ/ each have a lowered and a raised allophone, viz. ~ for /a/, and ~ for /ɨ/.
The voiced stops /b/, /d/ and /g/ have voiceless allophones , , in syllable position.