Ilokano

Sikolohiyang
Pilipino
 ILOKANO
The Local Language: Its
importance in Filipino
Psychology
What the language is about

ILOKANO
- Iloko is part of the Philippine branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages
- About 10 million people in the Philippines, mainly in the northwest of Luzon
island, and as far south as Mindanao speak the language
- There is a significant number of Iloko speakers’ in different parts of the world
- Also known as Ilokano, Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco and Iloko, the language is called
Samtoy by the Iloko people, a contraction of the Iloko phrase “saö mi ditoy”,
meaning "our language here."
 ILOKANO

Origin of the language

- I - “from” / Looc - “bay”/ Ano- “native of” = People of the bay
Ilocano lexicon is Austronesian in origin but the language also contains
borrowings from Spanish and English.

- Ilocano has loanwords also from Min Nan Chinese, Malay, Sanskrit,
Arabic, Tamil, Persian, and other Austronesian languages.
two main mutually intelligible dialects: Northern (amianan) and
(abagatan) Southern

-Historically, Ilocano has only 3 vowels and this reality is still evident until
today as the sounds of e and i and o and u' often merges.
Now, ilokano has 5 or 6 vowels and 20 consonants.
Writing
Our Father prayer from Doctrina Cristiana, 1621.
Written in Ilocano using Baybayin script.
Geography
of the
language
It is known as the lingua franca of
Northern Luzon
it is the 3rd largest ethnolinguistic
group in the country
Ilocanos are found in Ilocos Norte,
Ilocos Sur, La union, Nueva Vizcaya,
Pangasinan, Tarlac and Benguet
Geography of
the Language
The language within the same geographical location
shares areal features because in order for men to speak
Ilocano they must come into contact with one another.
The Ilocano men worked at different places-Manila,
Mindanao, Hawaii and California (as migrant laborers)
 Uniqueness/nuance
s of the language

- Ilocanos are known to stress some sounds more

and drop a letter (the letter T) when talking.

Coloumn - Stress is contrastive in Ilocano. A shift in stress can

cause a shift in meaning.
chart - /ɯ/ has no equivalent in English; it is pronounced like
/u/ but without lip rounding.( ex. Panagbenga)
- There is no “po and opo” in ilokano language but
speakers can still communicate in a polite manner (ex.
Wen manong = opo kuya)
How has the
language
developed?

- Iloko was originally written with the Baybayin syllabary

- Originally recognized only 3 vowels in 1951 (e-i, o-u, and a)

- By 1971, Ernesto Constantino created the “Ilokano Reference Grammar” in

which he listed 17 consonants and 7 vowels

 What the speakers
of the language
are known for?

Coloumn
chart
Ilocanos share the same basic values as other Filipinos
- Socio-Cultural Aspect
A person is expected to overcome life's challenges through his or
her own hard work.
Although Ilocanos are group-oriented, they also value a certain individualism (agwayas).
The structure of the Ilocano family conforms to the general
Filipino pattern. The father is the formal head of family.
Show panagdayaw, proper respect for the sensitivities of others.

- Political Aspect
Ilocanos, like all Filipinos, feel their government is corrupt.

- Economic Aspect
Almost all farmers (the major occupation) own the land they till, except for those who are tenants of farms
owned by urban professionals.
Cottage industries include salt-making;basi wine-making(from molasses); pottery-making (twenty different
types are produced in San Nicolas); weaving (at one time using locally grown cotton
The Ilocanos value money so much that most people see them as stingy when in fact they are just pennywise.
Importance of Ilokano
in Filipino Psychology

Psyche and mentality or culture in general, of a group of people, are usually manifested
in their language. The Ilokano language’s structure, semantics, and deliverance of speech
offers a glimpse of the aforementioned characteristics, therefore contributing in the
development of SikoPil.
References:
Jocano, F. Landa.The Ilocanos: An Ethnography of Family and Community in the Ilocos
Region.Quezon City: Asian Center, University of Philippines, 1982.

Ilokano: world languages, Accessed august 26, 2019 at

https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/ilokano/?fbclid=IwAR0OvjCqd245AM3e-
GlAYGQIyrhh7LS9EwZ0HJgIt4Y_pdL7whJvSJpAxk0

Wikivisually: ilokano languages accessed August 26, 2019 at

https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Ilocano_language#Writing_system

https://www.everyculture.com/wc/Norway-to-Russia/Ilocanos.html#ixzz5xZlPKLYn

https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ilo

https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/ilokano/

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/ilocano.htm#
Three questions

1. What is the english translation of the term “ilokano”?

2. Give one province that uses the language ilokano as their lingua franca

3. Ilokano was originally written in _________?

Importance of Ilokano
in Filipino Psychology
Psyche and mentality or culture in general, of a group of people, are usually

manifested in their language. The Ilokano language’s structure, semantics, and

deliverance of speech offers a glimpse of the aforementioned characteristics,

therefore contributing in the development of SikoPil.