Paranan, also called Palanan, is a
Philippine language belonging to the
Northern Luzon languages
The Northern Luzon languages (also known as the Cordilleran languages) are one of the few established large groups within Philippine languages. These are mostly located in and around the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon in the Philippines. A ...
. It is spoken in the northeastern coastal areas of
Isabela,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. Lexically but not grammatically it is extremely close to
Pahanan Agta as groups of both languages were together isolated from other communities and remained in constant interaction.
[http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/cr_files/2009-086.pdf ]
References
Northeastern Luzon languages
Languages of Isabela (province)
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