Hiligaynon language

Hiligaynon (also reffered to as Ilonggo) is one of the most spoken languages in the Philippines, it has more than 9.1 million speakers, Hiligaynon is also part of a member in the Visayan language in the Central Philippine, Hiligaynon is majority particular in Western Visayas (Region VI), aside with Capiznon, Kinaray-a and Aklanon language used in Aklan province, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental mainly Bacolod and some parts in the northwestern of Negros Oriental is used the language. In Soccsksargen in the provinces of Cotabato, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat has slightly low dialect rather than in Panay Islands is used more deph accent.

Hiligaynon
Ilonggo
Hiniligaynon, Inilonggo
Pronunciation	/hɪlɪˈɡaɪnən/
Native to	Philippines
Region	Western 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
Ethnicity	Hiligaynon
Native speakers	7.8 million (2010) 9.1 million speakers
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Central Philippine Bisayan Central Bisayan Hiligaynon
Dialects	Standard Hiligaynon (Iloilo province dialect); Urban Hiligaynon (Metro Iloilo dialect); Guimarasnon Hiligaynon; Bacolodnon Hiligaynon (Metro Bacolod dialect); Negrense Hiligaynon (Negros Occidental dialect); Mindanao Hiligaynon
Writing system	Latin (Hiligaynon alphabet) Hiligaynon Braille Historically Baybayin (c. 13th–19th centuries)
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Philippines
Regulated by	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-2	hil
ISO 639-3	hil
Glottolog	hili1240
Areas where Hiligaynon is spoken in the Philippines

Despite the Cebuano language usually widely spoken in Central, Eastern Visayas and Southern Philippines, Hiligaynon is the second after the Cebuano, Waray is also used particularly in Eastern Visayas mainly in Samar provinces and Tacloban City.

Name

The name of language Hiligaynon is reffered to the Hiligaynon people from the 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 the North Cotabato.