The Ifugao language; the predominant language spoken as the mother tongue of the people of Ifugao Province.
This term is a recent innovation, adopted from Spanish, English, Ilocano and other sources. Its usefulness is, for the most part, restricted to communication with non-indigenous speakers. Several dialects have been identified. Batad Ifugao, e.g., the dialect of this description, is part of a larger dialect, spoken in the eastern Ifugao area.