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Ilocano language

Iloco (also Ilóko, Ilúko, Ilocáno or Ilokáno; /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/; Iloco: Pagsasaó nga Ilóko) is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Philippines by the Ilocano people. It is one of the eight major languages of the Philippines with about 11 million speakers and ranks as the third most widely spoken native language.

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Ethnicity
Ilocano
Glottolog
ilok1237
ISO 639-2
ilo
ISO 639-3
ilo
Language family
Malayo-PolynesianPhilippineNorthern LuzonIlocano · PhilippineNorthern LuzonIlocano · Northern LuzonIlocano · Ilocano
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a

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Ilocano language

Nodes179
Edges178
Triples79
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011173
Components1

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Ilocano language

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related to Classification · 20
Ilocano language → Arta, Austronesian, Austronesian-speaking, BCE, Cagayan Valley, Ilocano, Iloco, It, Linguist Lawrence Reid, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso-Cordilleran, Northeastern Luzon, Northern Luzon, Out, Peter Bellwood, Philippine Cordilleran, Philippines, Taiwan, The Ilocano, This
Language family · 4
Ilocano language → Ilocano, Malayo-PolynesianPhilippineNorthern LuzonIlocano, Northern LuzonIlocano, PhilippineNorthern LuzonIlocano
Ethnicity · 1
Ilocano language → Ilocano
Glottolog · 1
Ilocano language → ilok1237
ISO 639-2 · 1
Ilocano language → ilo
ISO 639-3 · 1
Ilocano language → ilo
Linguasphere · 1
Ilocano language → 31-CBA-a
Native to · 1
Ilocano language → Philippines
Official language in · 1
Ilocano language → La Union
Recognised minority language in · 1
Ilocano language → Philippines

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Important terminology

ilocano spanish language iloco ilokano speakers words native spoken luzon languages also northern vowel system philippines pronounced people english la

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ilocano languageEthnicityIlocano1.00infobox
Ilocano languageGlottologilok12371.00infobox
Ilocano languageISO 639-2ilo1.00infobox
Ilocano languageISO 639-3ilo1.00infobox
Ilocano languageLanguage familyMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineNorthern LuzonIlocano1.00infobox
Ilocano languageLanguage familyPhilippineNorthern LuzonIlocano1.00infobox
Ilocano languageLanguage familyNorthern LuzonIlocano1.00infobox
Ilocano languageLanguage familyIlocano1.00infobox
Ilocano languageLinguasphere31-CBA-a1.00infobox
Ilocano languageNative toPhilippines1.00infobox
Ilocano languageOfficial language inLa Union1.00infobox
Ilocano languageRecognised minority language inPhilippines1.00infobox
Ilocano languageRegionNorthern Luzon which includes the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley, as well as many areas in Central Luzon, and certain parts of Mindanao.1.00infobox
Ilocano languageRegulated byKomisyon sa Wikang Filipino1.00infobox
Ilocano languageSpeakersL1: 8.7 million (2020) L2: 2 million (2000) Total: 11 million (2022) 3rd most spoken native language in the Philippines1.00infobox
Ilocano languageWriting systemLatin (Ilocano alphabet), Ilokano Braille Historically Kur-itan1.00infobox

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