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Language Family
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Bisayan
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Hiligaynon is one of four Philippine languages with more than five million native speakers, alongside Tagalog, Cebuano, and Ilocano. It is closely related to Kinaray-a and Capiznon within the Bisayan language group, though each maintains distinct enough vocabulary and pronunciation to function as a separate language rather than a dialect of Hiligaynon.
Primary Regions
Western Visayas
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Aklanon
Aklanon is the native language of Aklan province in Western Visayas, closely related to Kinaray-a and Capiznon.
B'laan
B'laan is the language of the B'laan indigenous people, spoken in South Cotabato, Sarangani, and Davao del Sur.
Cebuano
Cebuano is the second most widely spoken native language in the Philippines, used across much of the Visayas and large parts of Mindanao.
Central Bikol
Central Bikol is the most widely spoken of the Bikol languages, concentrated in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon.
Chavacano (Zamboangueño)
Chavacano is a Spanish-based creole language, with its largest variant, Zamboangueño, spoken in Zamboanga City and the surrounding peninsula.
Ibanag
Ibanag is the native language of Isabela and Cagayan provinces in Cagayan Valley.
Ilocano
Ilocano is the dominant language of the Ilocos Region and one of the most widely spoken native languages in the Philippines.
Iranun
Iranun is the language of the Iranun people, spoken in parts of Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, and Maguindanao.
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This definition is part of the azifind.com Wika section, informed by the Philippine Statistics Authority 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Ethnologue, and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. View all Wika →