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HIL ISO 639-3

Hiligaynon

Hiligaynon, Ilonggo Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
hil
Alternate Names
Hiligainon, Illogo
Autonym
Hiligaynon, Ilonggo
Population
6,240,000 in Philippines (2005 UNSD). Ethnic population: 7,770,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 6,246,880.
Location:
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Maguindanao province, small border area south of Timbangan; Bicol region: Masbate province, Jintotolo peninsula, south of Panguiranan; Central Visayas region: most of Negros Occidental province; Negros Oriental province, Basay, Bayawan, and Canlaon municipalities; SOCCSKSARGEN region: North Cotabato province west of Lake Buluan; South Cotabato province towards Bayabas; east and west central Sultan Kudarat province; Western Visayas region: west and central Capiz province, and Guimaras island; Iloilo province, Iloilo city northeast along Guimaras strait to Binon-an, nearby islands.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Iloilo, 4 other provinces (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Peripheral
Dialects
Hiligaynon, Kawayan, Kari.
Typology
VSO; passives; tense and aspect; 17 consonant and 5 vowel phonemes; non-tonal.
Language Use
Also use Filipino [fil]. Used as L2 by Aklanon [akl], Ati [atk], Caluyanun [clu], Central Subanen [syb], Cotabato Manobo [mta], Inonhan [loc], Kagayanen [cgc], Kinaray-a [krj], Tagakaulo [klg], Tboli [tbl].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1912–2002.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hiligaynon
Writing
Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.
Other Comments
Christian.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Hiligaynon
User Population
6,880 in Canada (2016 census).
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Map

Location: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Maguindanao province, small border area south of Timbangan; Bicol region: Masbate province, Jintotolo peninsula, south of Panguiranan; Central Visayas region: most of Negros Occidental province; Negros Oriental province, Basay, Bayawan, and Canlaon municipalities; SOCCSKSARGEN region: North Cotabato province west of Lake Buluan; South Cotabato province towards Bayabas; east and west central Sultan Kudarat province; Western Visayas region: west and central Capiz province, and Guimaras island; Iloilo province, Iloilo city northeast along Guimaras strait to Binon-an, nearby islands.