Ilan sa mga salita ng mga Ilokano

ading = younger brother/sister awan = none adda = there is al-alia = ghost/spirit ama = father apan = to go apay = why apong = grandparent apong baket = grandmother an-nay! = ouch! aso = dog aysus! = oh, Jesus/oh, my God! apong lakay = grandfather babae = female baboy = pig bado = clothing / attire badok = traditional jendo martial arts uniform/my attire/my uniform/my clothing baket = old women / wife balla (or bagtit, which is the most usable word) = crazy bangsit = stink baro = boy basang = girl (ag)basa = (to) read bassit= small basol = fault, wrongdoing, sin bisin = hunger boto = penis (ag)buya = (to) watch dadael = destroy/ruin damdama = later digos = bath buneng = bladed tool / sword gayyem = friend kaanakan = niece / nephew kabalio = horse kabsat = sibling kanayon = always kasinsin = cousin (ag)katawa = (to) laugh kuddot/keddel = pinch ina/inang/nanang = mother laing = intelligence lakay = old man / husband lalaki = male lilang = grandmother lilong = grandfather mabisin = hungry manang = older sister or relative; can also be applied to women a little older than the speaker mangan = eat

manong = older brother or relative; can also be applied to men a little older than the speaker mare = female friend/mother naimas = tasty/delicious/pleasurable nalaing = brilliant/intelligent nasam-it = sweet naalsem = sour napait = bitter naapgad = salty (na)pintas = beautiful (woman) nataraki = cute (man, slightly impolite connotation, but properly used on an animal, as for a rooster), usually interchanged with 'handsome' nataengan = adult (nag)guapo = handsome (man) (na)rago, (na)laad = ugly oki = vagina pare = close male friend padi = priest (na)peggad = danger(ous) (ag) perdi = (to) break/ruin pusa= cat pustaan = bet, wager pimmusay(en) = died rabii = night/evening riing = wake up rupa = face sala = dance (na)sakit = (it) hurts (ag)sangit = (to) cry (ag)surat = (to) write takrot/tarkok = coward/afraid tata = grandfather tatang = father (ag)takder = (to) stand (ag)tugaw = (to) sit (na)tawid = inherit(ed) tun-bigat = tomorrow turog = sleep ubing = child ulo = head