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Igorot

Igorot

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A language spoken by local people in northern Luzon, Philippines
  • noun
: idioma igorote
  • Many Igorot languages are still spoken in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examples

  • She studied an Igorot language as part of her research on indigenous cultures.

  • The linguist recorded the last fluent speaker of a rare Igorot dialect in the mountain village.

  • The Igorot language is rich in history.

  • Can you speak Igorot?

  • The linguist recorded the last fluent speaker of a rare Igorot dialect in the mountain village.

  • Many Igorot languages are still spoken in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

  • She studied an Igorot language as part of her research on indigenous cultures.

Surface Forms

Igorot singular
Igorots plural

Etymology

Igorot comes from a word used in the Philippines that means 'people of the mountains'. So, as a noun, Igorot can mean one of the languages spoken by those mountain groups in northern Philippines.