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Ifugao

American  
[ee-foo-gau] / 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

Rick accepted his idea about everything pointing to the Ifugao country.

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

The retaining walls of the terraces were native stone, irregular pieces laid together by expert Ifugao masons without benefit of mortar or concrete.

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

Next time you see me, I be Ifugao.

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

And if anyone wants to know what kind of men the Ifugaos are, send them to me.

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

Out on the meadow several wounded Ifugaos, all of them with leg wounds, were being helped to safety.

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

A party of Americans are trapped by Ifugaos.

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

Scotty leaped from the truck, leaving the unmanned vehicle to bounce across the meadow directly toward the ranks of the Ifugaos!

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

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