Yogad is an Austronesian language
Classification
Anthropologist H. Otley Beyer describes Yogad as a variant of
Gaddang language and the people as a sub-group of the
Gaddang people in his 1917 catalogue of Philippines ethnic groups.
presently groups it as a member of the
Gaddangic group; in 2015, however,
Ethnologue placed Yogad as a separate member of the
Ibanagic language family. Godfrey Lambrecht, CICM, also distinguished separately the peoples who spoke the two languages.
Alphabet
The Yogad alphabet has 21 letters composed of 16 consonants and 5 vowels.
