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Hiligaynon
Ilonggo
Spoken in: Philippines 
Region: Visayas
Total speakers: first language: 7 million

second language: 4 million (est.) 

Ranking: 83
Language family: Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian
  Borneo-Philippines
   Central Philippine
    Visayan
     Central Visayan
      Hiligaynon
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: hil
ISO/FDIS 639-3: hil 
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-​based pronunciation key.

Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental. It is also spoken in the other provinces of the Panay Island group, such as Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, and many parts of Mindanao like Koronadal City, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat. There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the Philippines who are native speakers of Hiligaynon, and an additional 4,000,000 who are capable of speaking it with a substantial degree of proficiency. Ilonggo is also the name of the people living in Panay and the culture associated with the people speaking Hiligaynon.

It is a member of the Visayan language family.

The boundaries of the the dialect called Ilonggo and that called Hiligaynon are unclear. "Ilonggo" is the name used in Negros Occidental, and in Iloilo. The disagreement of where what name is correct extends to Philippine language specialists and native laymen. This article currently focuses on what is called "Hiligaynon".

Contents

[edit] Writing System

The core alphabet consists of 20 letters used for expressing consonants and vowels in Hiligaynon, each of which comes in an upper case and lower case variety.

[edit] Alphabet

First 10 letters
Symbol A a B b K k D d E e G g H h I i L l M m
Name a ba ka da e ga ha i la ma
Pronounce [a/ə] [aw] [aj] [b] [k] [d] [ɛ/e] [g] [h] [I/i] [IO] [l] [m]
in context a aw/ao ay b k d e g h i iw/io l m
Next 10 letters
Symbol N n Ng ng O o P p R r S s T t U u W w Y y
Name na nga o pa ra sa ta u wa ya
Pronounce [n] [ŋ] [ɔ/o] [oj] [p] [r] [s] FIX ME [t] [ʊ/u] [w] [w] [j]
in context n ng o oy p r s sy t u ua w y

[edit] Additional Symbols

It should be noted that the apostrophe(') and dash(-) also appear in Hiligaynon writing, and might be considered letters. In addition, some English letters, may be used in borrowed words.


[edit] Grammar

[edit] Personal Pronouns

  Absolutive Ergative Oblique
1st person singular ako nakon, ko akon
2nd person singular ikaw, ka nimo, mo imo
3rd person singular siya niya iya
1st person plural inclusive kita naton, ta aton
1st person plural exclusive kami namon amon
2nd person plural kamo ninyo inyo
3rd person plural sila nila ila

[edit] Examples

[edit] Numbers

Number Hiligaynon
1 Isá
2 Duhá
3 Tatlo
4 Apat
5 Limá
6 Anum
7 Pitó
8 Waló
9 Siyám
10 Púlô

[edit] Days of the week

The names of the days of the week are derived from their Spanish equivalents.

Day Adlaw
Sunday Domingo
Monday Lunes
Tuesday Martes
Wednesday Miyerkoles
Thursday Huwebes
Friday Biyernes
Saturday Sabadó

[edit] Months of the year

The first set of Hiligaynon names of the months are derived from Spanish.

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

[edit] Quick Phrases

English Hiligaynon
Yep. Hu-o.
Thank you. Salamat.
Sorry. Pasaylo.
Help! Tabang!
Delicious! Namit!
Take care. Halong.
Are you mad? Akig ka?

[edit] Greetings, Friends and Lovers

English Hiligaynon
Good morning. Maayong aga.
Good noon. Maayong udto.
Good afternoon. Maayong hapon.
Good evening. Maayong gab-i.
How are you? Kumusta ka?
I'm fine. Maayo man.
I am fine, how about you? Maayo man, ikaw ya?
How old are you? Pila na ang edad nimo?
I am 25 years old. Beinte singko anyos na./ Duha ka pulo kag lima ka tuig na.
I am John. Ako si John.
I am Oskee. Ako si Oskee.
What is your name? Ano (i)mo ngalan?/ Ano ngalan (ni)mo?
I love you. Palangga ko ikaw.
I love you (romantic love) Ginahigugma ko ikaw
Thank you very much. Salamat gid.
Girl you're so beautiful. Day tama sa imo ka-anyag.
Can I get your cellphone number? Puede ko makakuha ang numero sang cellphone (ni)mo?

[edit] This, That, and Whatnot...

English Hiligaynon
What is this? Ano ini?
This is a sheet of paper. Isa ini ka panid nga papel.
What is that? Ano inâ?
That is a book. Libro inâ.
What will you do? Ano ang himu-on mo? / Ano ang buhaton mo?
I don't know. Ambut

[edit] Space and Time

English Hiligaynon
Where shall we go? Diin kita makadto?
Where are we going? Diin kita pakadto?
Where are you going? (Sa) diin ka makadto?
We shall go to Bacolod. Makadto kita sa Bacolod.
I am going home. Mapa-uli na ko (sa balay).
Where do you live? Diin ka naga-istar?/Diin ka na-

gapuyô?

Where did you come from? (Where have you just been?) Diin ka nahalin?
Have you been here long? Dugay ka na diri?
(To the) left. (Sa) wala.
(To the) right. (Sa) tuô.
What time is it? Ano'ng takna na?
It's ten o'clock. Alas diyes na.

[edit] The Market Place

English Hiligaynon
May I buy? Pwede ko mabakal?
How much is this? Tag-pila ini?
How much is this/that? Tagpilá iní/inâ?

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

ceb:Hiligaynon es:Hiligaynon ilo:Pagsasao a Hiligaynon fi:Hiligainon kieli tl:Wikang Hiligaynon

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