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

To prove that ancient hominins had lived at Kalinga, de Vos and Ingicco needed to find artifacts that were still buried.

From National Geographic • May 2, 2018

A century ago, tattoos for Kalinga women were decorative.

From New York Times • May 15, 2017

And what is said here of the Ifugao is true also of the Ilongot, the Igorot, the Kalinga, the Apayao, and of all the rest of the head-hunting highlanders of Northern Luzon.

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