Ilocano
A language of Philippines
Population | 6,920,000 in Philippines (2000 census). Population total all countries: 6,996,600. |
Region | Northwest Luzon, La Union and Ilocos provinces, Cagayan Valley, Babuyan, Mindoro, Mindanao. Also in United States. |
Language map |
Northern Philippines, reference number 2 |
Alternate names | Ilokano, Iloko |
Dialects | A pidginized form is used in northern Luzon highlands. |
Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Northern Luzon, Ilocano |
Language use | Trade language. |
Language development | Bible: 1909–1996. |
Writing system | Latin script. |
Comments | Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
McFarland, Curtis D. 2006. "Deictic pronouns in Philippine languages."
McFarland, Curtis D. 2008. "Deictic pronouns in Philippine languages."
McKaughan, Howard P. and Jannette Forster. 1952. Ilocano: An intensive language course.
Thomas, David D. 1955. "Three analyses of the Ilocano pronoun system."
Walrod, Michael. 2006. "The marker is the message: the influence of discourse markers and particles on textual meaning."
Vernacular Publications
Dagiti taraon iti inaldaw-aldaw. 1976.