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Iloko (also known as Ilokano) is a language spoken in the Philippines. It is the third most-spoken native language in the country, after Tagalog and Cebuano. Iloko is also spoken in parts of Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. The Iloko language is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, which includes languages such as Hawaiian, Maori, and Malay. Iloko is closely related to other Philippine languages such as Tagalog, Bikol, and Visayan. Iloko has a complex system of verb affixes, which are used to indicate the speaker's attitude or opinion about the action being described. For example, the affixes ma- and -en can be added to verbs to indicate that the speaker thinks the action is good or bad, respectively. Iloko is also known for its use of reduplication, which is the repetition of part of a word to create a new word. For example, the word kudil (meaning "cave") can be reduplicated to form kudkudil, which means "hollow" or "empty." Iloko is a tonal language, which means that the meaning of a word can change depending on the pitch of the speaker's voice. For example, the word kudil can mean either "cave" or "house" depending on the tone used. Iloko is written using the Latin alphabet, with additional letters to represent sound changes that occur in the language. There is no standard way to write Iloko, and different writers may use different conventions.

Language group

Philippine languages

Language locales, regions and scripts

Iloko
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Iloko, Philippines, Latin
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Iloko, Latin
ilo-Latn
Iloko, Philippines
ilo-PH