Ilokano
Americannoun
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Ilokanos,
plural
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Ilokano
plural
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He spends most of his time with his traps in the river, and sells his fish to the Ilokano and Igorot residents of the pueblo.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
The rich valleys of Zambales have long attracted Ilokano immigrants, who have founded several important towns.
From Negritos of Zambales by Reed, William Allan
He spoke Ilokano into it, then received a reply from the other end.
From The Golden Skull by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
The disagreement was settled, and several Ilokano families left Bontoc under the protection of Mr. Riley.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
The Spaniards and Ilokano in and about Bontoc Province say that it was about fifty years ago that the Spaniards first came to Bontoc.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
This was a century too early for the country around Manila, which had been better protected and less abused than the provinces to the north where the Ilokanos revolted.
From Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by Robertson, James Alexander
There are Tagalogs, Visayans, Bicols, Pampangans, Ilokanos, Cagayanes, etc., etc., to say nothing of the wild people themselves, all speaking different languages; but these can not be said to form one people.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
The day closed with a baile, given by the Ilokanos living in Bontok.
From The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Willcox, Cornélis de Witt
There are now eight or ten such women, wives of the resident Ilokanos of Bontoc pueblo, but those whose husbands left the pueblo have reverted to Igorot faith.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
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