Malaweg language

Malaweg is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malaweg people in the northern part of the Philippines. Ethnologue lists it as a dialect of the Itawis language. Malaweg is mostly spoken in the Northern Cordillera [Mountain Range] region and some in the Province of Cagayan, with the majority in the town of Rizal. Ninety-eight percent of the people living in Rizal are Malaweg-speaking, and the town is known as "The Premier Town of the Malaweg".

Origin

From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag Dictionary "Ueg , river estuary. Pl. ueueg = Malaueg: a town in this province, in the district of Itaves "
File:The malaueg church of Malaueg, Cagayan.jpg|thumb|right|The Malaueg Church in Rizal, Cagayan