Ilokano Dictionary

by Ernesto Constantino

The Philippines series of the PALI Language Texts, under the general editorship of Howard P. McKaughan, consists of lesson textbooks, grammars, and dictionaries for seven major Filipino languages.

Ilokano is an Austronesian language. It ranks third among the major languages of the Philippines, being spoken by just over 12 percent of the population. Widely spoken throughout the Philippines, Ilokano is the dominant language of most of the provinces of Northern Luzon and is used as a lingua franca by non-Ilokano speakers in this area. Settlers have also carried the language to Mindoro and to several areas in Mindanao.

The Ilokano dictionary was developed under the auspices of the Pacific and Asian Linguistics Institute (PALI) of the University of Hawaii, and accompanies the Ilokano reference grammar by the same author as well as Ilokano Lessons by Bernabe, Lapid, and Sibayan.

The dictionary contains some 7,000 Ilokano entries. Many of the entries are illustrated by Ilokano sentences to clarify usage.

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Metadata

  • edition
    1
  • isbn
    9780824879037
  • publisher
    University of Hawai‘i Press
  • publisher place
    Honolulu
  • rights
    © 1971 University of Hawai‘i Press
  • rights holder
    University of Hawai‘i Press
  • rights territory
    Worldwide
  • series title
    PALI Language Texts—Philippines