Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Ilokano (Ilocano)  (Ilocano: Ti Pagsasao nga Iloco) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines.

An Austronesian language, it is related to such languages as IndonesianMalayFijianMaoriHawaiianMalagasySamoanTahitian,ChamorroTetum, and Paiwan. It is closely related to some of the other Austronesian languages of Northern Luzon, and has slightmutual intelligibility with the Balangao language and Eastern dialects of Bontoc.

Ilokano Words                     Tagalog Words                                      English Words
luto                    Luto                         Cook
agluto                  magluto                     To Cook
Lutuen                  -------                  To Cook (Something)
Uso                     gamitin                      Use
Oso                     -------                      Bear
Kuarta                   Pera                        Money
Paria                  Ampalaya                   Bitter Melon
Keddeng                nakadestino                  Assign
Elepante               ---------                   Elephant
Kabaw                  makalimutin                  Senile
Iliw                   ----------                  Home Sick
Maysa                    Isa                         One
Duwa                    Dalawa                      Two
tallo                   Tatlo                       Three
Uppat                   Appat                       Four
Lima                    Lima                        Five 
innem                   anim                        Six
Pito                    Pito                        Seven
walo                    Walo                        eight
siyam                   Siyam                       Nine
sangapulo               sampu                       Ten
Idiey(Idiay)            nandoon                    there
Baboy                   Baboy                      Pig
Doktor                  Doktor                     Doctor
Agmaneho                Magmaneho                  (to)Drive
Agrekord               Nagrerekord                (to)record
Adda                    Meron                     There is/are
Takki                  Dumi                        Feces
Bibingka               Bibingka                   Jackfruit
Al-alia                Multo                       Ghost
Ibiang                ----------                  to involve
ressuat              Tagapaglikha                  Creation

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