Ilokano

Ilocano

Austronesian

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Ilocano (Ilokano, Iloko) is the third most-spoken native language in the Philippines after Tagalog and Cebuano, dominant in the Ilocos Region of northern Luzon and the Cagayan Valley, with a sizeable diaspora in Hawai'i where Ilocanos formed a major share of early sugar-plantation labour. It is an Austronesian language with verb-initial typology, focus-marking voice morphology, and inclusive/exclusive pronoun distinctions, written in a Latin orthography supplemented by historical Baybayin.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Ilocano

Water

danum

danum

Fire

apoy

ʔaˈpoj

Sun

init

ʔinit

Moon

bulan

bulan

Star

bituen

bituˈen

Night

rabii

raˈbiʔi

Rain

tudo

ˈtudo

Snow

niebe

ˈnjebe

Wind

angin

ˈʔaŋin

Earth

daga

daɡa

Stone

bato

baˈto

Mountain

bantay

banˈtaj

Sea

baybay

ˈbajbaj

Mother

ina

ʔiˈna

Father

ama

ʔaˈma

Daughter

anak a babai

ʔanak a babai

I

siak

siˈak

You

sika

siˈka

We

datayo / dakami

dataˈjo / dakaˈmi

Name

nagan

ˈnaɡan

Person

tao

ˈtao

Head

ulo

ˈʔulo

Eye

mata

mata

Ear

lapayag

lapaˈjaɡ

Nose

agong

ʔaˈɡoŋ

Mouth

ngiwat

ŋiˈwat

Tooth

ngipen

ŋiˈpen

Tongue

dila

ˈdila

Hand

ima

ʔima

Foot

saka

ˈsaka

Heart

puso

puso

Bone

tulang

ˈtulaŋ

Blood

dara

ˈdaɾa

Poop

takki

ˈtakki

Love

ayat

ʔaˈjat

Tree

kayo

kajo

Dog

aso

ˈʔaso

Cat

pusa

pusa

Fish

ikan

ʔiˈkan

Bird

billit

bilˈlit

Butterfly

kulibangbang

kulibaŋbaŋ

Egg

itlog

ʔitˈloɡ

Bear

oso

ˈʔoso

Horse

kabalio

kaˈbaljo

House

balay

balaj

Milk

gatas

ˈɡatas

Honey

diro

diˈɾo

Salt

asin

ʔaˈsin

Wine

arak

ˈʔarak

Rice

bagas

baˈɡas

Chocolate

tsokolate

tʃokoˈlate

Iron

landok

lanˈdok

Wheel

pilid

pilid

Silk

seda

ˈseda

Book

libro

ˈlibɾo

Eat

mangan

maŋan

Drink

uminom

ʔumiˈnom

Sleep

maturog

maˈtuɾoɡ

One

maysa

majsa

Two

dua

duˈa

Three

tallo

talˈlo

Four

uppat

ʔupˈpat

Five

lima

lima

Hundred

sangagasut

saŋaɡaˈsut

Hello

kablaaw

kablaʔaw

Thank you

agyamanak

ʔaɡjamanak

Good

naimbag

naʔimˈbaɡ

New

baro

baˈɾo

Red

nalabaga

nalaˈbaɡa

White

puraw

puˈɾaw

Black

nangisit

naŋiˈsit

Green

berde

ˈbɛrde

Blue

asul

aˈsul

Computer

kompiuter

komˈpjutɛr

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

tsa

tʃa

Coffee

kape

kaˈpe

Sugar

asukar

ʔaˈsukar

Orange

kahel

kaˈhel

Ninety-nine

siam a pulo ket siam

siˈam a ˈpulo ket siˈam

Dopamine

dopamina

dopamina

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian

Meaning IlocanoTagalogHiligaynonCebuanoPangasinanCentral Cagayan AgtaWaray
Water danum /danum/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ danum /daˈnum/ danum /danum/ tubig /tubiɡ/
Fire apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ kalayo /kalaˈjo/ kalayo /kalajo/ apoy /ˈʔapoj/ apuy /ʔaˈpuj/ kalayo /kalajo/
Sun init /ʔinit/ araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ adlaw /adlaw/ adlaw /adlaw/ agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ bilag /bilaɡ/ adlaw /ʔadlaw/
Moon bulan /bulan/ buwan /buwan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /buˈlan/ hulan /hulan/ bulan /bulan/
Star bituen /bituˈen/ bituin /bituˈʔin/ bituon /bituˈʔon/ bituon /bituˈʔon/ bitewen /bitewɛn/ bituen /biˈtuʔen/ bitoon /bituʔon/
Night rabii /raˈbiʔi/ gabi /ɡaˈbi/ gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/ gabii /ɡaˈbiʔi/ labi /labi/ hiklom /hiklom/ gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/
Rain tudo /ˈtudo/ ulan /ˈʔulan/ ulan /ˈʔulan/ ulan /ˈʔulan/ uran /ˈʔuɾan/ udan /ʔuˈdan/ uran /ˈʔuɾan/
Snow niebe /ˈnjebe/ niyebe /nijebe/ niyebe /niˈjebe/ niyebe /niˈjebe/ yilo /ˈjilo/ — niyebe /niˈjebe/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Ilocano
Kayatko a padasan ti suit a nakitak iti tiendaan sangbay ti hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Gusto nako sulayan ang suit nga nakita nako sa tindahan atbang sa hotel
Au via vakatovolei e dua na ivakatagedegede ka au raica e na sitoa e na otela
Makemake au e hoʻāʻo i kahi kamaʻa aʻu i ʻike ai ma kahi hale kūʻai ma mua o ka hōkele
Ilocano
Kayatko a padasan ti suit a nakitak iti tiendaan sangbay ti hotel
Saya ingin mencoba setelan yang saya lihat di toko seberang hotel

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