Igorot Igorot

Igorot - Definition and Overview

Igorot is a Tagalog word for "mountain people" and denotes the inhabitants of the mountains of central Luzon. Igorot had a derogatory connotation implying backwardness and cultural inferiority.

There are seven major kinds of Igorots, these are: Apayao, Tinggian, Kalinga, Bontoc, Ifugao, Kankanai, and Ibaloi.

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