Greater Central Philippine languages
Appearance
Greater Central Philippine | |
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Native to | Southern Luzon & Central Visayas |
Region | Calabarzon, Bicol Region & Central Visayas |
Native speakers | Tagalog, Bicolanos, Cebuano (majority languages) |
Latin (Abakada or Filipino alphabet); Historically Baybayin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
The Greater Central Philippine languages are the Tagalog, Bicolano and the Cebuano "Bisaya" speakers are mostly native in southern Luzon regions including Central Visayas, Either the Central and northern Luzon is locally are Kapampangans and Ilocanos.[1]
Languages/dialects in regions
[change | change source]- Metro Manila (NCR)
- Calabarzon & Mimaropa (Region IV-A & IV-B)
- Tanay–Paete Tagalog (Rizal & Laguna)
- Batangas Tagalog (Batangas, Cavite, Calamba & Oriental Mindoro)
- Tayabas Tagalog (Quezon)
- Bicol Region (Region V)
- Western Visayas (Region VI)
- Akeanon (Aklan)
- Kinaray-a (Antique)
- Capiznon (Capiz)
- Hiligaynon (Iloilo, Guimaras, Metro Bacolod, Negros Occ.)
- Central Visayas (Region VII)
- Standard Cebuano (Cebu)
- Negros Cebuano (Negros Oriental)
- Boholano Cebuano (Bohol)
- Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
- Waray (Samar provinces, eastern Leyte)
- Mindanao (Region IX, X, XI, XII)
- Mindanao Cebuano (Zamboanga Peninsula, Misamis provinces, Caraga, Soccsksargen)
- Mindanao Hiligaynon (Bukidnon, Cotabato, South Cotabato & Sultan Kudarat)