Meso-Cordilleran languages

The Meso-Cordilleran languages are a group of languages spoken in or near the Cordillera Central mountain range in Northern Luzon. Its speakers are culturally very diverse, and include the lowland Pangasinense, the Igorot highlanders (including Bugkalot), and Alta-speaking Aeta groups.

Meso-Cordilleran
Geographic distribution	north Luzon
Linguistic classification	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Meso-Cordilleran
Subdivisions	Central Cordilleran Southern Cordilleran Alta
Language codes
Glottolog	meso1254

Languages

Classification per Himes (2005):^[1]

• Meso-Cordilleran
  • Northern Alta
  • Southern Alta
  • South-Central Cordilleran
    • Central Cordilleran
      • Isinai
      • North Central Cordilleran
        • Kalinga–Itneg
          • Itneg (a dialect cluster)
          • Kalinga (a dialect cluster)
        • Nuclear Cordilleran
          • Ifugao
          • Balangao
          • Bontok–Kankanay
            • Bontok–Finallig
            • Kankanaey
    • Southern Cordilleran
      • Ilongot
      • West Southern Cordilleran
        • Pangasinan
        • Nuclear Southern Cordilleran
          • Ibaloi
          • Karao
          • Iwaak
          • Kallahan