ILOKANO

Ilokano is a language very distinct from Tagalog. Variously spelled as Ilocano, Ilukano, Ilucano, Iluko, Iloco or Iloko, it is the third most-spoken language in the Philippines.

The ancestors of the Ilocano people arrived in the Philippines by viray or bilog, meaning ‘boat’. The word Ilokano comes from i- (‘from’) and looc (‘bay’). The Ilocanos are ‘people of the bay.’ Today they refer to themselves as Samtoy, a contraction of the Ilokano phrase sao mi ditoy, “our language here”.

To get a sense of how different Ilocano and Tagalog are, compare the same phrase in English, Ilocano and Tagalog:

English: What’s your name?
Tagalog: Anong pangalan mo?
Ilocano: Ania ti naganmo? 

English: Good morning.
Tagalog: Magandang umaga.
Ilocano: Naimbag a bigatmo.

English: I love you.
Tagalog: Mahal kita.
Ilocano: Ayayaten ka.

Biag ni Lam-ang (The Life of Lam-ang) is a famous epic of the Ilocano people.

Popular Ilocano songs in the Philippines are Pamulinawen (about a stone-hearted lady) and Manang Biday (an “older sister” named Biday).

Other traditional Ilocano songs are Naraniag a Bulan (Shiny Moon), Ti Ayat ti Maysa nga Ubing (The Love of Child), the serenade No Duaduaem Pay (If You Still Doubt), Bannatiran (a mythical bird), Ilokana a Nadayag (Popular Ilocana) and Duayya ni Ayat.

kinirog
stir fry; roasted

bagtit
crazy

diskita
negatively distract

aglaladot, agpaoit, matukay

lattan, nalaing, agtongtong

mabayag (long time), mabayag (before long)

agbaliw, kudil, sumurot, ulbod, okininam, ukininam

Agsardengka is an Ilocano word that means “Shut up!”


Kasabihan (Saying)

Ti nakersang nga daculap, isut dalan ti pirac.
Rough hands are the pathway to money.


Ang dallot ng mga Ilokano ang pinakamatandang uri ng awit. Karaniwan itong ginagamit ng isang binata sa kanyang panliligaw, at tinutugon naman ng dalagang sinusuyo sa gayon ding paraan.


ILOKANO PROVERB

Uray awan ti maypasango ti bisita, no laket nalazvag ti rupa nga umawat caniada.
It is not what is served to the guests but the warm welcome that counts.

478 thoughts on “ILOKANO”

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    Paki tagalog po: you’re such a beautiful girl in my eyes

    Sorry paki ILOCANO pala

    1. Tagalog po?
      Lakas mo kis saba

      Hala ka ag uungunget kanyak

      Dattuyak balay parents ko

      Amo na gawin password ko

      Sorry kunam

    2. Lakas mo kis saba

      Hala ka ag uungunget kanyak

      Dattuyak balay parents ko

      Amo na gawin password ko

      Sorry kunam

    1. Tagalog po?
      Lakas mo kis saba

      Hala ka ag uungunget kanyak

      Dattuyak balay parents ko

      Amo na gawin password ko

      Sorry kunam

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