Ilonggo
Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Hiligaynon is concentrated in the province of Iloilo. It is also spoken in the nearby provinces of Capiz, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental. There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the country who are capable of speaking Hiligaynon. Ilonggo is also the name of the culture associated with the people speaking Hiligaynon.
It is a member of the Philippines
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| valign="top"|Region:
|Western Visayas
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| valign="top"|First language speakers:
|7 million
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| valign="top"|Second language speakers:
|4 million (est.)
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| valign="top"|Ranking:
|Not in top 100
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| valign="top"|Genetic
classification:
| Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Western
Central Philippine
Visayan
ISO 639-1||-
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|ISO 639-2||hil
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|SIL||HIL
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Examples
Numbers
Days of the week
Day Adlaw
Sunday Domingo
Monday Lunes
Tuesday Martes
Wednesday Miyerkoles
Thursday Huwebes
Friday Biyernes
Saturday Sabado
Months of the year
Month Bulan
January Enero; ulalong
February Pebrero; dagangkahoy
March Marso; dagangbulan
April Abril; kiling
May Mayo; himabuyan
June Hunio; kabay
July Hulyo; hidapdapan
August Agosto; lubad-lubad
September Septiyembre; kangurolsol
October Oktubre; bagyo-bagyo
November Nobiyembre; panglot-diotay
December Disiyembre; panglot-daku
Common expressions
See also
