Kalinga

American  

[kuh-ling-guh] / kəˈlɪŋ gə /

noun

plural

Kalingas

1. a member of any of several indigenous peoples of the northern Philippines.

2. the multi-dialect language of the Kalinga people.

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Example Sentences

Enduring a grueling seven-hour hike in Kalinga, India, a group of researchers came upon 30 Rafflesia banaoana plants blooming near a river.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Kalinga said the armed group that attacked the helicopter has not been identified and that flights would only resume after an assessment of the security situation.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023

In search of similar sites, Ingicco and Dutch biologist John de Vos went to Kalinga, a site in northern Luzon with a reputation for yielding ancient bones.

From National Geographic • May 2, 2018

“I won’t stop until I get a tattoo from Apo,” she said, referring to Ms. Fang-od using the Kalinga word for grandmother.

From New York Times • May 15, 2017

Kalinga is neither a race nor a tribe name, but a word meaning “enemy” or “outlaw,” as though the hand of the people that bear it had been against everybody’s else.

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