The Ilocano people (Ilocano: Tattao nga Iloko, Kailukuán, Kailukanuán), also referred to as Ilokáno, Iloko, Iloco, Iluku, or Samtoy, are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the …

Mar 18, 2025 · Traveling to the Ilocos region and other parts of Northern and Central Luzon soon? Why not impress the locals by using some basic Ilocano words and phrases when you …

Ilocano, third largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. When discovered by the Spanish in the 16th century, they occupied the narrow coastal plain of northwestern Luzon, known as the …

Here are words and easy phrases for beginners to help you take that first step in learning how to speak Ilocano. Below are just some of the most commonly used words and phrases to help …

Sep 1, 2022 · The Ilocano share much of the indigenous belief system prevailing throughout the archipelago that underlies what has been called folk Catholicism, a blend of precolonial and …

Ilocano is a member of the Northern Luzon branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family. It is spoken mainly in the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley regions of …

Ilocano has become the lingua franca of northern Luzon, as Ilocano traders provide highland peoples with their primary link to the commerce of the outside world.

Originally from the Ilocos Region on the northwestern coast of Luzon, Philippines and later expanded throughout Northern Luzon. Their native language is called Iloco. Ilocano culture …

Ilocano is one of the fifty-four languages in the Northern Luzon language group. The Ilocano people are a Malay tribe (green), thus they moved northward through the Philippines …

Among the more dominant of the ethnic groups, they have figured prominently in the political, educational, economic, religious, and other sectors of society. Intensely regionalistic like most …