Igorotn.

1821 W. Walton tr. T. de Comyn State of Philippine Islands p. xli An expedition was also sent against the Igorrots, inhabiting the mountains of the interior, where gold is obtained.

1821 W. Walton tr. T. de Comyn State of Philippine Islands p. ii. 32 The Igorrot Indians, who occasionally come down from the mountains to barter with the Christians, use certain coarse jars or vessels of copper.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 88/2 The Ygorrotes, who inhabit the mountains east of the Gulf of Lingayen, are distinguished by a peculiar physiognomy and a lighter colour.

1875 F. Jagor Trav. Philippines 131 The Ygorrotes are not Christians.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 753/1 The Igorrotes or Igolotes proper (for the name is by many writers very loosely applied to all the pagan mountain tribes of Luzon) inhabit the districts of Bangued, Lepanto, Tiagan, Bontoc.

1898 D. C. Worcester Philippine Islands 438 One of the Igorrote peoples is believed to be descended from the followers of the Chinese invader Limahong.

1903 Barrows in Philippine Jrnl. Sci. Oct. 796 The powerful and numerous Igorot of northern Luzon.

1914 D. C. Worcester Philippines Past & Present I. 343 This once prosperous little Igorot hamlet had been burned by the Spaniards.

1925 K. Mayo Isles of Fear 256 The Igorots proper, however, number only about 70,000.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. 75/1 There are..two broad groupings of the Igorot as a whole.

1967 Wernstedt & Spencer Philippine Island World iii. ix. 349 The peoples and cultures of the North Luzon Highlands... Popular reference adopted the term ‘Igorot’ for the whole population,..although the term properly is only the Tagalog word for ‘mountain-dwelling’ or ‘mountaineer’.