The Malaweg live in sections
of Cagayan and Kalinga-Apayao provinces and in the town of Rizal. Culturally,
they are similar to the
Ibanag and
Itawit
groups that live nearby in the Cagayan Valley. Linguistically they resemble
the Itawit.
AKA:
Malaueg, Malweg, Malagueg
Location:
N Luzon
Languages:
Dialect of Itawit
Supergroup:
Subgroups:
Subsistence:
Lowland rice and corn; tobacco as a cash
crop
Population:
14,591 (1990)