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Ifugao

American  
[ee-foo-gou] / ˌi fuˈgaʊ /

noun

  • Ifugaos,
    plural
  • Ifugao
    plural
  1. a member of an agricultural people who inhabit Luzon, in the Philippines.


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"It's the first time we've been hit by two consecutive typhoons, strong ones," said Teddy Baguilat, a representative of the hard-hit Ifugao region, told ANC television, saying people in his region needed fuel and food.

From Reuters Oct. 2, 2011

Dr. Ralph Franklin Barton, school teacher, lived in the Philippine Islands for eight years, had Ifugao headhunters for neighbors.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ifugao language is spoken at the missions of Quiangan and Silipan, and in a large number of hamlets of these people.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer

He even gave me the name of an Ifugao priest who would help us.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

Tonight we lead you to Ifugao, and we get Tony and the truck and our other stuffs.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

"I will accept from you the custody of a certain golden skull, stolen by you from the Ifugaos."

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

But in later years when the Ifugao expedition was mentioned, Rick, Scotty, and Chahda always talked much more about the hunting on Mindoro than they did about their encounter with the Ifugaos.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

The plane buzzed the Ifugaos and dropped a container with streamers attached.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

He knew the Ifugaos were on the terrace below, but to look down was to lose time.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

"Then the Ifugaos will take a dim view of our hunting their golden skull," Rick guessed.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

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