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 Visayan language family.

Hiligaynon
Spoken in:	Philippines
Region:	Western Visayas
First language speakers:	7 million
Second language speakers:	4 million (est.)
Ranking:	Not in top 100
Genetic classification:	Austronesian   Malayo-Polynesian    Western    Central Philippine      Visayan      Central Visayan       Hiligaynon
Official status
Official language of:	-
Regulated by:	-
Language codes
ISO 639-1	-
ISO 639-2	hil
SIL	HIL

Contents

1 Examples 1.1 Numbers 1.2 Days of the week 1.3 Months of the year 1.4 Common expressions 2 See also 3 External links

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

• Languages of the Philippines

External links

• Hiligaynon on the web
• Ethnologue report for Hiligaynon