How are you?:  Cunnasi ca ngana? I’m fine/good and you?:  Mapya gapa, sicau? I’m going to…:  Umay na’ ta… I’m just fine thank god:  Mappya gapa, mabbalo’ ta dios Long time no see:  Nabinnay taka ari nacita. Oh, Nothing in particular:   Awan, maski anni laman. Please come in:   Tullung kamu. What [Read More...]

Good evening/night:  Dios si gaffi. How are you?:  Manantaw ka? I’m good and you?:  Mappia ak, ikka ay? I’m just fine thank god:  Dios mabbalat, mappia ak. Where are you going?:  Sintaw angan nu? I’m going to…:  Umang ak so…… What are you doing?:  Nenay ang-angwan nu? Oh, Nothing in particular.:  Awan [Read More...]

The Gaddang language is spoken by up to 30,000 speakers (the Gaddang people) in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela and by overseas immigrants in countries located Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, in the Middle East, UK and the U.S.A. Most of the speakers can also speak Ilocano, [Read More...]

The Itawis language is classified as a Malayo-Polynesian language, in the super family of languages called Austronesian.  It is spoken by the Itawis people of Northern Luzon who inhabit the province of Cagayan Valley.  Their range is from the lower Chico and Matalag rivers. In many towns by these rivers, Itawis are found with Ibanags, and [Read More...]

Basic Facts Also known as Ilokano, Iloco, Iloko. Ilocano is an Austronesian language spoken by about 10-12 percent of the people in the Philippines. It is the third most-used language in the country, with several variants or dialects that are associated with the area where the Ilocano-speaking populations are concentrated (e.g. Ilocos Norte, [Read More...]