Ilokano Language - Classification

Classification

Ilocano comprises its own branch in the Philippine Cordilleran family of languages. It is spoken as a native language by seven million people.

A lingua franca of the northern region, it is spoken as a secondary language by more than two million people who are native speakers of Pangasinan, Ibanag, Ivatan, and other languages in Northern Luzon.

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