Hiligaynon

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
hil
Alternate Names
Hiligainon, Illogo, Ilonggo
Population

5,770,000 in Philippines (2000 census).

Location

Western Visayas, Panay, Iloilo and Capiz provinces; Negros Occidental Province. Also in United States.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Iloilo, 4 other provinces (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f), may not be subject to population threshold).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Peripheral
Dialects

Hiligaynon, Kari, Kawayan.

Language Use

Also use Filipino [fil].

Language Development
Grammar. Bible: 1912–2002.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hiligaynon
Writing
Braille script. Latin script, primary usage.
Other Comments

Christian.