Hiligaynon, also called Ilonggo, is an Austronesian regional language of the Philippines spoken by about 9.1 million people, predominantly on Panay Island, in Negros Occidental, and in Soccsksargen, mostly among the Hiligaynon people. It belongs to the Bisayan languages and is the second most widely spoken language in the Visayas region.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count StatusWikipedia article on Hiligaynon: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. RegionPanay Island, Negros Occidental and Soccsksargen (Philippines) 2 Classification
Language Kind Official StatusRecognized Regional or Minority Language 1 Connections
In Family
Source Hiligaynon language, Wikipedia
Source Hiligaynon language, Wikipedia
Written In
Hiligaynon is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.
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Sources
1. Glottolog: Hiligaynon (Glottolog languoid hili1240)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
Endangerment
Statutory language of provincial identity in Iloilo, 4 other provinces (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)).
View the Source 2. Hiligaynon language, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, first sentence
Hiligaynon, also often referred to as Ilonggo or Binisayâ/Bisayâ nga Hiniligaynon/Inilonggo, is an Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, predominantly in Panay Island, Negros Occidental, and Soccsksargen, most of whom belong to the Hiligaynon people.
Lead paragraph, first sentence, place of use
spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, predominantly in Panay Island, Negros Occidental, and Soccsksargen
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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In Family: Malayo-Polynesian, Infobox: fam2
Malayo-Polynesian
In Family: Bisayan, Infobox, Language family
Bisayan
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