My maternal grandmother is the only surviving person in my immidiate family who is fluent in Ilocano and Tagalog. I don't want the languages to die out (in my family), so are there any good free online websites to learn Ilocano or Tagalog (preferably Ilocano)?

Kaladkarin po ba? Or adda pay sabali nga tagalog term na

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I'm part of the Ilocano diaspora from Mindanao western Sarangani province, maybe some Ilocanos from the homeland or other diasporas may find this useful when comparing differences from their own sociolect or dialect.

Head: Ulo

Hair: Buok

Eyes: Mata

Nose: Agung

Forehead: Muging

Mouth: Ngiwat

Tongue: Dila

Throat:

Face: Rupa

Eyebrows: Kiray

Cheeks: Ping-ping

Ears: Lapayag or Dengdeng

Lips: Bibig

Teeth: Ngipen

Neck: Tengnged

Brain: Utek

Body: Bagi

Shoulders: Abaga

Chest: Barukong

Breasts: Suso

Lungs: Bara

Heart: Puso

Spine: Duri

Back: Likud

Stomach or Belly: Tiyan

Belly Button: Puseg

Waist: Siket

Intenstines: Bagis

Skin: Kudel

Bone: Tulang

Arm: Ima or Takkiag

Elbow: Siko

Hand: Kammet or Ima

Fingers: Ramay

Nails: Kuko

Thigh: Luppo

Knees: Tumeng

Foot: Saka

Sole: Dapan

Heel: Mukod

Toes: Ramay

If I missed some things just ask.

apay paki explain man apo nu inya kayat na sa-wen iti "ipa innapuy".

malagip ko gamin ni father ko idi, pinagbagaan na jay pinsan ko nga "Haan mo ipa innapuy dayta lugan", adda pagka pasikat na gamin ket nadadael na jay lugan ni father ko idi.

malagip ko lang jay inbaga ni father ko, isunga damagek kuma.

inexplain ni father ko kanyak idi, ngem itatta ket natay gaminen isu awan ti pagdamagak nga na-uneg ilokano na. ta syak met ket sursur iti ilokanok. isu nga Haan ko maawatan unay.

agyaman ak kadagiti maka explain adi 😅🫡

Diak lang ammo no agingga itatta ket adda pay agbasbasa ti Bannawag Magazine hehe wenno popular pay tatta. Adda pay kadi para kadagidiay Gen Y ken Gen Z?

Mayat ngamin diyay ta adu met lang naununeg a balbalikas a mabalin masursuro. Ania ti current status na dita ayanyo?

Also, ania pay kadi ti pagiwarnak a mayat basaen nga naka Ilokano? Baka adda maisuggest-yo kaniak hehe

Also what are their english and tagalog translation?

Naimbag nga bigat kadakayo amin. Ayna biyernes manen. Anya ti plano yu para weekends? Siyak ket aglaba ak ken ag general cleaning ti balay. Sikayo kadi?

hi i was wondering if anyone had information about the folklore creature, olimaw. I wanted to learn more about it, but information online is scarce and not too detailed about it!

(new poster here, grew up in an ilocano-speaking town but was never taught how to speak it)

Normally, the word can be found in Wiktionary along with the roots and historical usage, but this word seems to be one of the rare exceptions. All I can find is that it really is an Ilocano word and that's it.

​Naimbag a rabii/aldaw!

​​Full disclosure: I'm not a linguist. I'm just a dev who wanted to learn Ilokano the easiest way possible, couldn't find a good tool, and ended up vibe-coding an app called Dulecto to bridge the gap from Tagalog.

​To be honest, I deliberately vibe-coded the app because I wanted to spend my energy actually learning the language, not getting bogged down in endless app development.

​To make sure the lessons actually make sense and cover the foundations properly, I used AI research to map out the core language structures. The goal was to build a structured, interactive course that feels rewarding to progress through, rather than just forcing people to flip through an ordinary, boring dictionary app.

​Because it's AI-assisted data, I really need native speakers to check my work. Please be brutal—tell me where the translations sound weird, robotic, or out of context so I can fix them.

​Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualecto.app

(Android users only for now.)

​P.S. If you are also here trying to learn Ilokano, I’d love your feedback on how the progression feels and how this could be more helpful for you!

I’m interested in learning Ilocano but it’s difficult to find Youtube channels or shows where they speak the language. Does anybody have recommendations?

What is the english/tagalog word for this word: Isulbung?

also, Isulbung? or Isulbong?

Ana paggidiatan dagitoy dua ba ken ana ti pannakaitaros na?

isu madim kayat ibaga dayta maysa nga account mo

Batac area? Saan pwede bumili ng sako ng dried cow manure, banana stem, at African night crawler? Pang backyard garden lang po sana.

preferably tiga-dagupan or around duon
woman - mid 30s

para sa tatay ko

I've been hearing these words ever since I was a kid whenever we visited our relatives in Ilocos Norte on my mother's side.

Are they terms of respect? Do they refer to specific family members, or can they be used for elders in general?

Also, are these terms still commonly used by the younger generation of Ilocanos today, or are they more common among the older generation?

Just curious about the language and culture. Thanks in advance! 🙏🏽

Anyone who is from Isabela and knows Santiago City?

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Apay nga kasla dagidiay dadduma ket Tagalog ti ususarenda a sao especially sa kabataan and iba sa middle aged man. They aren't fluent to Ilokano already.

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I just visited it and as I thought since Isabela, I spoke to them in Ilokano, but got surprised! A lot of them around 60-70% of the time, they speak or respond to me in Tagalog. A handful of these people speak the language, yung around senior level na or some middle aged man. Pero the majority already speaks Tagalog, even if mga bata, ngayon puro English na. But when I ask them of their ethnicity, they say they have Ilokano parents, but consider themselves Tagalog.

Two types of ilocanos in my life — those who pronounce the e in “wen“ like the e in egg and those who pronounce it like the schwa sound. I know wen/met are sometimes spelled as wun/mut but I have yet to meet someone who pronounce it like the “u” in “ubet.” I pronounce ubet as “u-bət”, haan nga “u-bet” or “u-but”

Baga ti internet, southern (abagatan) ilocano dialects kano ti adda kasla schwa sound na. Ngem maysa nak nga taga norte (amianan) ket schwa sound pagbalikas ko iti e ti wen/met/ket/ubet. Sikayo ngay, kasano pangbalikas yo ken tagaano kayo?

I always hear one or the other from my relatives.

I don’t know the difference.

Is itchurum past tense?