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Hiligaynon | |
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Ilonggo | |
Hiniligaynon, Inilonggo | |
Pronunciation | /hɪlɪˈɡaɪnən/ |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas, Soccsksargen, western Negros Oriental, southwestern portion of Masbate, coastal Palawan, some parts of southern Mindoro, some parts of Romblon and a few parts of Northern Mindanao |
Ethnicity | Hiligaynon |
Native speakers | 7.8 million (2010) 9.1 million speakers |
Austronesian
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Dialects |
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Latin (Hiligaynon alphabet) Hiligaynon Braille Historically Baybayin (c. 13th–19th centuries) | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | hil |
ISO 639-3 | hil |
Glottolog | hili1240 |
![]() Areas where Hiligaynon is spoken in the Philippines | |
Hiligaynon (also reffered to as Ilonggo) is a spoken languages in the Philippines, more than 9.1 million speakers, Hiligaynon is also part of the Visayan language family in the Central Philippine, Hiligaynon is majority particular in the Western Visayas (Region VI), with Capiznon, Kinaray-a and Aklanon language used in Aklan, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental also Bacolod and some parts in the northwestern of Negros Oriental, In Soccsksargen the Mindanao Hiligaynon is common.[1]
Despite the Cebuano language usually spoken in Central, Eastern Visayas and Southern Philippines, Hiligaynon is next after the Cebuano, Waray is also particularly used in Eastern Visayas mainly in Samar provinces and Tacloban City.[2]