Alternate Names: Luba-Tiempo Itneg, Southern Itneg
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: Tubo area 60% with Ilocano ,, 68% with Northern Kankanaey ,; Villavisciosa area 76% with Ilocano, 61% with Northern Kankanaey.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 18,000 (2003 SIL). Ethnic population: 18,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. Also use English [eng], Filipino [fil], Ilocano [ilo].
Nation of Origin: Philippines
Other Comments: Christian.