While the Spaniards were occupying the country, Chinamen - the "chino" of the Islands - passed up from the coast as far as Bontoc, and even farther; the Ilokano also came.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks
Of the tradesmen the Chinese did not apparently affect the trade language at all, since the chino commonly employs the Ilokano language.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks
"Rake off," or, as it is known in the Orient, "squeeze," is so common that every one - Malay, chino, Japanese, European, and American - expects his money to be "squeezed" if it passes through another's hands or another is instrumental in making a bargain for him.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks