Language code: ilo

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ilo

The table below provides technical details for the Iloko language, designated by the ilo code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

ilo

Name

Iloko

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern IlokanoSouthern Ilokano
Related languages
PangasinanIbanagIsnagKalingaItawis
Key facts
Second-largest native language in the Philippines by number of speakersEmploys a focus/voice system that marks the thematic role of nouns through verb affixesPossesses inclusive vs. exclusive forms in the first-person plural pronounHas a rich set of demonstratives that encode distance and visibilityOne of the Philippine languages with an extensive body of written literature dating back to the 17th century
Sample phrase

Kumusta, kasano ka?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Iloko language, identified by the code ilo, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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