LEXOS · World Language
Ilocano
Ilocano is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Austronesian language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Deep Dive
Austronesian language family, the third-most-spoken native language in the Philippines. Latin script.
6 Levels of Analysis for Ilocano
Other Austronesian languages
Frequently asked about Ilocano
What language family does Ilocano belong to?
Austronesian.
At which levels can I analyse Ilocano?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Ilocano one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.
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