Ilocano (also known as Iloco or Ilokano) is a widely spoken language in the northern Philippines and diaspora groups, and plays an important role in education and literature.
Ilocano
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Classification
Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian
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Speakers
10 million
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Other names
Iloco, Ilokano
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Also spoken
Philippines
Ilocano
Ilocano is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian language group. Other languages in this language group include Tagalog, Maori and Malagasy to name but a few.
Ilocano is the third most spoken language of the Philippines. It was recognised as an official language in the province of La Union in 2012 (English and Filipino being the two other official languages of the country). Interestingly, Ilocano is the fourth most spoken language in Hawai’i after English, Tagalog and Japanese.
The language has been written using two systems – the “Tagalog system” based on the Tagalog script, which keeps the written format of words closer to Ilocano pronunciation, and the “Spanish system” which keeps the spelling of Spanish loanwords closer to their original Spanish spelling.
At Geo Language Services, we ensure that your content is accurately translated and culturally adapted to engage Ilocano-speaking audiences.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
In the Philippine language of Ilocano, instead of merely being passive or active, verbs show differences between unintentional and purposeful acts, as well as circumstantial and involuntary happenings.
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