Ilocano
or I·lo·ka·no
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
the Austronesian language of the Ilocano.
Origin of Ilocano
1Words Nearby Ilocano
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How to use Ilocano in a sentence
Four of those also speak Ilocano, another language spoken by some in the Philippines.
Filipino Residents Have Been Hit Hard by COVID – But No One Knows Just How Hard | Maya Srikrishnan | February 1, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe seeds contain up to 45% of oil known in the Philippines under the name of lana, an Ilocano word meaning “oil.”
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraWhen they arrived they made one child of an Ilocano sick so that there would be a reason for giving them bolos to eat.
Kankanay Ceremonies | C. R. MossMy own collection was begun among Ilocano of Union Province from whom about two hundred examples were secured.
A Little Book of Filipino Riddles | VariousGeneral Young gave the Ilocano country a lesson it never forgot, before politics had time to interfere.
The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 | James H. Blount
The principal language is Pangasinan; Ilocano is also spoken.
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