University of Hawaii Press. 674 pages. Size 6"x9". Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano text. This root-based dictionary of the Ilocano language is the most comprehensive dictionary of it's kind. The body of the dictionary includes entries for roots and affixes, with illustrative sentences idioms, common derivations, and scientific names (when applicable). Unlike most dictionaries of Philippine languages, it has an extensive English to Ilocano section. A terrific resource guide! "Among the Philippine languages, Ilokano is ranked third in terms of its number of mother-tongue speakers (probably over 8,000,000), yet there has never been a good, widely available dictionary of the language until now.... This dictionary deserves a place on the shelves of anyone interested in the Ilokano language." --Oceanic Linguistics, June 2002 This root-based dictionary of the Ilocano language is the most comprehensive dictionary produced of Ilocano (Iloko), the lingua franca of Northern Luzon, and historically the native language of the majority of Filipino immigrants to the United States.