Ilocano
Americannoun
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Ilocanos,
plural
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Ilocano
plural
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a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
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the Austronesian language of the Ilocano.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Ilocano
1830–40; < Spanish, equivalent to Ilok ( o ) the Ilocano name for themselves + -ano -an
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Talania is not fluent in English or Tagalog, but speaks Ilocano, the third-most spoken language in the Philipinnes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
“No, anak ko!” she shrieked, using an Ilocano term meaning “my child.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
“My dad loves making kilawin with the cow’s skin or goat skin,” said Sheldon Simeon, a Hawaiian chef with his own recipe for Ilocano cow skin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
"They ask me, why? You're an Ilocano, why do you vote for someone else? But my answer is simple. It's because I'm a Filipino."
From BBC ● May 5, 2022
Yet, despite the many causes for hostility, steady trade relations have been maintained between the two groups, and the influence of the Ilocano has been increasingly strong.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Fay-Cooper Cole
Silence was to be expected from the Ilocanos, the ingenious "Yankees of the Philippines" in whose villages life followed its immemorial pattern regardless of conquest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whilst working the mines of Ilocos their exemplary industry must undoubtedly have influenced the character of the Ilocanos.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
The constant intercourse they have with the Ilocanos has resulted in spreading that dialect amongst them, whilst their own language is dying out.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer
The oils and resins of Ilocos have been mentioned when describing the Ilocanos; they are not exported, finding a ready market in the country.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer
But the southern and eastern part of their province is partly inhabited by Pampangos and Ilocanos.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer
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