Ibanag phonology

Vowels

 * A (ah) E (eh) I (ee) O (oh) U (ooh) Y (ee)

Monophthongization of diphthongs is observable in Ibanag. For example, the words umay (to go), balay (house) or aggaw (day) are sometimes pronounced as ume, bale, and aggo respectively.

Consonants
Ibanag is also one of the Philippine languages which are included in the - allophony.

The Ibanag language is distinct in that it features sounds that are not present in many related Philippine languages. Certain unique phonemes of Ibanag compared to its sister languages feature consonants specifically [f] as in innafi or rice, [v] as in bavi or pig, [z] as in kazzing or goat and [dʒ] as in madjan or maid.

In addition to this, Ibanag also features gemination. Therefore, making the language sound guttural such that:
 * gaddua [gad'dwa] (half)
 * mappazzi [mappaz'zɪ] (to squeeze or squeezing)