Ilocano language

For the dialect, see Ilocano dialects.

Ilocano language is the language of the Ilocano people of the Philippines. Other names include Ilokano, and Iloko. It is an Austronesian language. It uses the Latin script. There are between 6 and 7 million speakers. It is mostly used in northwestern Luzon, in the Ilocos region.

Ilocano language
Iloco, Iloko
Native to	Luzon
Region	Ilocos Region, CAR, Cagayan Valley , some parts of Central Luzon & Sultan Kudarat
Native speakers	Ilocos, Cagayanon, Isabela
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Northern Luzon Pangasinan Ilocano language
Writing system	Latin (Abakada or Filipino alphabet); Historically Badlit
Official status
Official language in	La Union
Recognised minority language in	Regional language in the Philippines
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

An Ilocano speaker, recorded in the United States.

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