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

[Spanish Ilócano, from Ilocano Ilóko, people who live along the shore (unattested sense), Austronesian people of the Philippines; perhaps akin to luék, luók, cove.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Philippine Spanish, from Ilocos (the name of two provinces), from Tagalog ilog ("river").

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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.

    PLOTTING MY NEW CAREER: SLACKER-HOOD! 2009

  • 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

  • There was only one publication in Ilocano that I remember reading and it was quite a racy mag that my Mom disapproved of. lol.

    Writing from the Context of my culture 2009

  • PhilippinesFilipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan

    Languages 2008

  • For now, English is the dominant language in business, not Ilocano, Visayan or Tagalog.

    Another Look At Languages In The Philippines (Updated) 2008

  • 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

  • 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.

    Another Look At Languages In The Philippines (Updated) 2008

  • 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

  • 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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