Central Cordilleran languages
The Central Cordilleran languages are a group of closely related languages within the Northern Luzon subgroup of the Austronesian language family. They are spoken in the interior highlands of Northern Luzon in the Cordillera Central mountain range.
Classification
Reid classifies the Central Cordilleran languages as follows:- Central Cordilleran
- *Isinai
- *North Central Cordilleran
- **Kalinga–Itneg
- ***Itneg
- ***Kalinga
- **Nuclear Cordilleran
- ***Ifugao
- ***Balangao
- ***Bontok–Kankanay
- ****Bontok–Finallig
- ****Kankanaey
Reconstruction
Proto-Central Cordilleran has been reconstructed by Reid.Phonology
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | *i | *ɨ | *u |
| Open | *a |
Proto-Central Cordilleran can be reconstructed with phonemic stress.