Tinggian

noun

Ting·​gi·​an

variants or less commonly Tinguian

¦tiŋgē¦än

plural Tinggian or Tinggians also Tinguian or Tinguians

1

a

: a predominantly pagan people inhabiting western Luzon, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Tinggian people

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