Back Ilokano AF ኢሎካኖኛ AM لغة إيلوكانو Arabic Idioma ilocanu AST ایلوکانو دیلی AZB Tataramon na Ilokano BCL ইলোকানো ভাষা Bengali/Bangla Ilokanoeg BR Ilocano Catalan Ilokano-ngṳ̄ CDO
| Ilocano | |
|---|---|
| Ilokano | |
| Iloko, Iluko, Iloco, Pagsasao nga Ilokano, Samtoy, Sao mi datoy | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Luzon, many parts of Central Luzon and a few parts of Mindanao |
| Ethnicity | Ilocano |
Native speakers | 8,746,169 (2020)[1] 2 million L2 speakers (2000)[2] Third most spoken native language in the Philippines[3] |
| Latin (Ilocano alphabet), Ilokano Braille Historically Kur-itan | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | La Union[4] |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ilo |
| ISO 639-3 | ilo |
| Glottolog | ilok1237 |
| Linguasphere | 31-CBA-a |
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Iloco (also Ilokano; /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/;[6] Ilocano: Pagsasao nga Iloko) is an Austronesian language predominantly spoken in the Philippines by the Ilocano people. It ranks as the third most widely spoken native language in the country and serves as a lingua franca in Northern Luzon, particularly among the Igorot people and the indigenous settlers of Cagayan Valley.
As an Austronesian language, Ilocano shares linguistic roots with other Philippine languages and is related to Malay (both Indonesian and Malaysian), Tetum, Chamorro, Fijian, Māori, Hawaiian, Samoan, Tahitian, Paiwan, and Malagasy. It exhibits close ties with several Austronesian languages in Northern Luzon and has some degree of mutual intelligibility with the Balangao language and certain eastern dialects of Bontoc.[7]
The Ilocano people historically utilized an indigenous writing system known as kur-itan. There have been proposals to revive this script by incorporating its instruction in public and private schools within Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, where Ilocano is predominantly spoken.[8]
- ^ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)".
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- ^ Elias, Jun (19 September 2012). "Iloko La Union's official language". Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Ethnologue. "Language Map of Northern Philippines". ethnologue.com. Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Bauer, Laurie (2007). The Linguistics Student's Handbook. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- ^ Lewis (2013). Ethnologue Languages of the World. Retrieved from:http://www.ethnologue.com/language/ebk
- ^ Orejas, Tonette. "Protect all PH writing systems, heritage advocates urge Congress". newsinfo.inquirer.net.