Malaweg (Malaueg) 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.Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices 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 [modern: uweg], river estuary. Pl. ueueg [uweweg] = Malaueg: a town in this province, in the district of Itaves (Itawis, now Chico River)"
References
External links Malaweg lexicon Malaweg syntax Ortograpiya Ya Malawég (2016) by Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF)