Ilonggo (or Ilongot) is the language spoken by an ethnic minority of the same name in the northeastern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines, mainly in mountainous villages in the provinces of Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija and on the border between Quirino and Aurora. Approximately 50,000 people still speak Ilonggo, though it is not taught in schools or used in the media. Only 2,500 or so members of the Ilonggo ethnos still live in the traditional manner and speak the language as their native tongue.