Ilocano language

E9002

Austronesian language Malayo-Polynesian language Philippine language

The Ilocano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in northern Luzon and by migrant communities across the Philippines and abroad.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ilocano	20
Ilokano	2
Abagatan Ilocano	1
Amianan Ilocano	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ Philippine language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Ibanag language ⓘ Pangasinan language ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Ilocano people ⓘ
hasDialects	Ilocano language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Abagatan Ilocano Ilocano language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amianan Ilocano
hasGrammaticalFeature	ergative–absolutive alignment tendencies ⓘ focus/voice system ⓘ inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ rich demonstrative system ⓘ
hasLiterature	oral literature tradition ⓘ written literature including poetry and novels ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	contrastive vowel length ⓘ geminate consonants ⓘ
hasStandardForm	Standard Ilocano based on Laoag and Vigan varieties ⓘ
hasWordOrder	SVO ⓘ VOS ⓘ VSO ⓘ
ISO639-1Code	ilo ⓘ
ISO639-2Code	ilo ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	ilo ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ Northern Luzon languages ⓘ
lexicalInfluenceFrom	English language ⓘ Spanish ⓘ surface form: Spanish language Tagalog ⓘ surface form: Tagalog language
nativeName	Ilocano language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ilokano Pagsasao nga Ilokano ⓘ
numberOfSpeakersEstimate	over 10 million total speakers ⓘ over 8 million native speakers ⓘ
primaryCountry	Philippines ⓘ
recognizedAs	regional language in the Philippines ⓘ
region	Cagayan Valley ⓘ Central Luzon ⓘ Cordillera Administrative Region ⓘ Ilocos Region ⓘ Luzon ⓘ surface form: Northern Luzon
spokenIn	Canada ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ Metro Manila ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Philippines ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
subfamilyOf	Northern Luzon languages ⓘ
usedAs	regional lingua franca in Northern Luzon ⓘ
usedInEducation	mother tongue-based multilingual education in the Philippines ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kapampangan language → closelyRelatedTo → Ilocano language ⓘ

Pangasinan language → closelyRelatedTo → Ilocano language ⓘ

Sambal language → coexistsWith → Ilocano language ⓘ

Ilocano people → demonym → Ilocano language ⓘ