Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of an agricultural people of northern Luzon in the Philippines.
- noun The Austronesian language of the Ilocano.
- adjective Relating to the Ilocano or their language or culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Ilocanos or their language.
- noun A member of one of the Malay tribes of the Philippine Islands, inhabiting the extreme northwestern part of Luzon.
- noun An inhabitant of Ilocos without reference to race.
- noun The language of the Ilocanos.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One of an ethnic group in the
Philippines . - proper noun A language spoken principally on the island of
Luzon . - adjective Of or pertaining to the Ilocano.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One thing I found interesting - there are "written dialects" or versions of Baybayin which appear to better accomodate languages such as Ilocano, Kampampangan, Tagalog, Bisayan, etc.
Davao Blogspace JohnM 2010
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Instead, in contextualizing Eileen Tabios's work, we could look into the following: Leona Florentino (1849-1884), the 19th-century Ilocano poet; the unanthologized Tagalog women poets who published in Liwayway and Taliba in the 1920s and 1930s, during the United States occupation of the Philippines (1899-1942); and the binukot, the storyteller from Panay of pre-colonial Philippines.
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Instead, in contextualizing Eileen Tabios's work, we could look into the following: Leona Florentino (1849-1884), the 19th-century Ilocano poet; the unanthologized Tagalog women poets who published in Liwayway and Taliba in the 1920s and 1930s, during the United States occupation of the Philippines (1899-1942); and the binukot, the storyteller from Panay of pre-colonial Philippines.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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There was only one publication in Ilocano that I remember reading and it was quite a racy mag that my Mom disapproved of. lol.
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PhilippinesFilipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Languages 2008
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For now, English is the dominant language in business, not Ilocano, Visayan or Tagalog.
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Bannawag, the premier Ilocano magazine, featured in its Sept. 8 issue the Sipag at Tiyaga awardees of sen.
GANTIMPALA AGAD AWARD, DEP-ED PASSERS, AND THE TNHS FUND-RAISER 2008
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I believe that even if you use Filipino/Cebuano/Ilocano/another native language as the medium of instruction in your school, you CAN have children who are eager to study, and consequently an intelligent and globally competitive workforce.
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Languages: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Philippines 2008
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Ethnic groups: Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)
Philippines 2008
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