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Iloko
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iloko i loko
English
Proper noun
en Ilocano language.
Anagrams
en ikloo koilo-
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Iluko
Etymology
tl es iloco, from tl ilo -, from ilo i- demonym prefix + either ilo lukong hollow; concave or ilo luek//luok cove; bay + es -o<pos:masculine suffix>.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Ilocano, an ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines situated in northern Luzon
tl Ilokano
a member of the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group
tl Ilokano
tl c. 1892 Emilio Jacinto Kartilya ng Katipunan Charter of the Assembly (of the Sons of the Nation) Sa salitáng tagalog katutura’y ang lahát nang tumubo sa Sangkapuluáng itó; sa makatuid, bisaya man, iloko man, kapangpangan man, etc., ay tagalog din. With the term "Tagalog" is meant all who were born and raised in this archipelago; as such, even a Visayan, Ilocano, Kapampangan, etc. is also a Tagalog.
Related terms
tl Ilocos Ilokano Ilokana
Proper noun
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Ilocano language
tl Ilokano
Adjective
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belonging to or originating from the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group
tl Ilokano
Further reading
tl Demonyms Languages