Abra (province)
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Abra, officially the Province of Abra, is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Bangued. It is bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the mid-east, Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest.
Image: Abra Valley
Image: The Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church in Tayum, Abra
Image: Abra Provincial Hall
Image: Bucay Casa Real
Ilocano language
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Ilocano is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a lingua franca by the Igorot people and also by the native settlers of Cagayan Valley. It is the third most-spoken native language in the country.
Ilokano-speaking density per province. Enlarge picture to see percent distribution.
Area where Ilocano is the majority language.
Our Father prayer from Doctrina Cristiana, 1621. Written in Ilocano using Baybayin script.
Ilocano version of the Book of Mormon, written with the Tagalog system, as can be seen by the use of the letter K