Bontok

American  

[bon-tok] / bɒnˈtɒk /

noun

• Bontoks,
  plural
• Bontok
  plural

1. a member of a people who inhabit northern Luzon in the Philippines.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Bontok
  plural
• Bontoks
  plural

Example Sentences

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Bontok

The day closed with a baile, given by the Ilokanos living in Bontok.

From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox

While our friends the Ifugaos were, on the whole, a quiet lot, these Bontok people seemed to be fond of making a noise, of shouting, of loud laughter.

From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox

The practice of head-hunting still exists in the Bontok country, though the steady discouragement of the Government is beginning to tell.

From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox

We now made on, having crossed into Bontok sub-province, and by midday had reached a point on the trail above an Igorot village called Ambawan.

From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox

North of Bontok are the “Tinglayan,” the “Tinggian” or “Itnig,” the “Kalinga,” and “Apayao” areas, and perhaps others.

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by David Prescott Barrows