Ilonggo language

E950517

The Ilonggo language, more commonly known as Hiligaynon, is an Austronesian language widely spoken in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ilonggo language canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Malayo-Polynesian language
Philippine language
alsoKnownAs Hiligaynon
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Ilonggo
closelyRelatedTo Capiznon language
Cebuano language
Kinaray-a language
hasEthnologueEntry Hiligaynon
linked to: Hiligaynon language
hasGrammaticalFeature Austronesian alignment
focus system on verbs
verb–initial word order
hasISO639-2Code hil
hasISO639-3Code hil
hasLoanwordsFrom Cebuano language
English language
Spanish language
hasMajorDialect Bacolod Hiligaynon
Koronadal Hiligaynon
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Standard Hiligaynon of Iloilo
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Urban Hiligaynon of Iloilo City
hasPhonologicalFeature contrast between /l/ and /r/
five-vowel system
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Central Philippine languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
primaryRegion Visayas
Western Visayas region
linked to: Western Visayas
regulatesOrStandardizedBy Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
spokenIn Capiz
Central Visayas
Guimaras
Iligan City
linked to: Iligan

Iloilo
Negros Occidental
North Cotabato
Northern Mindanao
Philippines
Soccsksargen
South Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Western Visayas
usedByEthnicGroup Hiligaynon people
Ilonggo people
usedInEducation mother tongue-based multilingual education in the Philippines
usedInMedia local newspapers in Iloilo and Negros Occidental
radio broadcasting in Western Visayas
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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