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 and Guimaras. 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 culture associated with the people speaking Hiligaynon.

It is a member of the Visayan language family.

Grammar

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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

Examples

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Numbers

One Isá Two Duhá Three Tatlo Four Apat Five Limá Six Anum Seven Pitó Eight Waló Nine Siyám Ten Púlô

Days of the week

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

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

• Maayong aga. - Good morning.
• Maayong ugto. - Good noon.
• Maayong hapon. - Good afternoon.
• Maayong gab-i. - Good evening.
• Ako si John. - I am John.
• Ano ngalan mo? - What is your name?
• (Sa) diin ka makadto? - Where are you going?
• Diin ka naghalin? - Where did you come from? (Where have you just been?)
• Ano oras na? - What time is it?
• Tagpilá iní/inâ? - How much is this/that?
• Palanggà ko ikaw. - I love you.
• Ginahigugma ko ikaw - I love you (romantic love)
• Salamat gid. - Thank you very much.
• Diin ka naga-istar? - Where do you live?
• Namit! - Delicious!
• Dugay ka na diri? - Have you been here long?
• (Sa) wala. - (To the) left.
• (Sa) tuo. - (To the) right.

See also

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• Languages of the Philippines
• Kinaray-a language

External links

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• Hiligaynon on the web
• Ethnologue report for Hiligaynon
• Bansa.org Hiligaynon Dictionary
• Ilonggo Community
• Omniglot on Hiligaynon Writing

Malayo-Polynesian languages | Languages of the Philippines | Austronesian languages

Ilongoeg | Hiligaynon | Hiligaynon | Pagsasao a Hiligaynon | Hiligainon kieli | Wikang Hiligaynon