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Hiligaynon language

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Hiligaynon
Ilonggo
Hiniligaynon, Inilonggo
Pronunciation/hɪlɪˈɡnən/
Native toPhilippines
RegionWestern 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
EthnicityHiligaynon
Native speakers
7.8 million (2010)
9.1 million speakers
Dialects
    • Standard Hiligaynon (Iloilo province dialect);
    • Urban Hiligaynon (Metro Iloilo dialect);
    • Guimarasnon Hiligaynon;
    • Bacolodnon Hiligaynon (Metro Bacolod dialect);
    • Negrense Hiligaynon (Negros Occidental dialect);
Latin (Hiligaynon alphabet)
Hiligaynon Braille
Historically Baybayin (c. 13th–19th centuries)
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byKomisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-2hil
ISO 639-3hil
Glottologhili1240
Areas where Hiligaynon is spoken in the Philippines
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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]

The name of Hiligaynon is reffered into Hiligaynon people from Iloilo province is more commonly called "Ilonggo" (Iloilo) for themselves, Iloilo is the main origin of the language. Even though the Hiligaynon people migrate into Soccsksargen was brought and spread the accent acrossing the Mindanao from Bukidnon to North Cotabato.

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