Ilocano
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Ilocano is a language spoken by the Ilocano people, who are native to the Philippines and part of the larger Austronesian language family. It matters as an important regional language that represents the cultural and linguistic heritage of millions of people in the Philippines.
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An Iloco (Ilocano) speaker from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, sharing his experience in the United States as a migrant worker.
Iloco (also Ilóko, Ilúko, Ilocáno or Ilokáno; /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/; Iloco: Pagsasaó nga Ilóko) is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Philippines by the Ilocano people. It is one of the eight major languages of the Philippines with about 11 million speakers and ranks as the third most widely spoken native language. Iloco serves as a regional lingua franca and second language among Filipinos in Northern Luzon, particularly among the Cordilleran (Igorot) ethnolinguistic groups. It is also spoken in the Cagayan Valley and in the portions of the northern and western areas of Central Luzon, including Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, and Aurora.