Igorot
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Igorot (plural Igorots or Igorot)
- A member of any of several Austronesian ethnic groups in the Philippines, inhabiting the mountains of Luzon.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Hispanization of i- (“demonym prefix”) + gulot (“mountain range”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Igorót (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜓᜇᜓᜆ᜔)
- Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)
- Synonym: Ipugaw
Usage notes edit
- The term Ifugao is more frequently used by the Igorot themselves, as Igorot is viewed as slightly pejorative, except by the Ibaloys.