Alternate Names: Itawes, Itawis, Tawit
Dialects: Itawis, Malaweg (Malaueg). Related to Ibanag languages; 72% intelligibility of South Ibanag ,; 68% of Ilocano ,. Lexical similarity: 53% with Ilocano ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 134,000 (1990 census). 120,000 Itawit, 14,500 Malaweg.
Language Use: Also use Ilocano [ilo].
Language Development: NT: 1992.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Philippines
Other Comments: Malaweg may be reclassified as a separate language.