Genesis 1 1 Sa sinugdan gibuhat sa Dios ang mga langit ug ang yuta. 2 Ug ang yuta awa-aw ug walay sulod; ug ang kangitngit diha sa ibabaw sa nawong sa kahiladman; ug ang Espiritu sa Dios naglihok sa ibabaw sa nawong sa mga tubig. 3 Ug miingon ang Dios: Mahimo ang kahayag: ug dina ang kahayag. 4 Ug nakita sa Dios ang kahayag nga kini maayo; ug gilain sa Dios ang kahayag gikan sa kangitngit. 5 Ug gihinganlan sa Dios ang kahayag nga Adlaw, ug ang kangitngit gihinganlan niya nga Gabii: ug dihay kahaponon ug dihay kabuntagon, usa ka adlaw.

The Philippines series of the PALI Language Texts, under the general editorship of Howard P. McKaughan, consists of lesson textbooks, grammars, and dictionaries for seven major Filipino languages. Ilokano is an Austronesian language. It ranks third among the major languages of the Philippines, being spoken by just over 12 percent of the population. Widely spoken throughout the Philippines, Ilokano is the dominant language of most of the provinces of Northern Luzon and is used as a lingua franca by non-Ilokano speakers in this area. Settlers have also carried the language to Mindoro and to several areas in Mindanao. The Ilokano dictionary was developed under the auspices of the Pacific and Asian Linguistics Institute (PALI) of the University of Hawaii, and accompanies the Ilokano reference grammar by the same author as well as Ilokano Lessons by Bernabe, Lapid, and Sibayan. The dictionary contains some 7,000 Ilokano entries. Many of the entries are illustrated by Ilokano sentences to clarify usage.