Hiligaynon language

E9774

Austronesian language Central Philippine language Philippine language natural language

Hiligaynon is a major Austronesian language of the Philippines, widely spoken in Western Visayas and parts of Mindanao, particularly in and around Iloilo and Negros Occidental.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Hiligaynon	151
Hiligaynon language canonical	33
Capiznon Hiligaynon	1
Guimaras dialect	1
Iloilo Hiligaynon	1
Rural Hiligaynon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T59620 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hiligaynon language
Context triple: [Filipino, majorLanguage, Hiligaynon language]

A. Ilocano language
The Ilocano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in northern Luzon and by migrant communities across the Philippines and abroad.
B. Cebuano language
The Cebuano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao.
C. Tagalog
Tagalog is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Philippines and serves as the basis for the country’s national language, Filipino.
D. Chamorro
Chamorro is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Chamorro people of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
E. Filipino
Filipinos are a Southeast Asian ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines, known for their diverse Austronesian, Spanish, American, and Chinese cultural influences and a global diaspora.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hiligaynon language
Target entity description: Hiligaynon is a major Austronesian language of the Philippines, widely spoken in Western Visayas and parts of Mindanao, particularly in and around Iloilo and Negros Occidental.

A. Ilocano language
The Ilocano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in northern Luzon and by migrant communities across the Philippines and abroad.
B. Cebuano language
The Cebuano language is an Austronesian language widely spoken in the southern Philippines, particularly in the Visayas and parts of Mindanao.
C. Tagalog
Tagalog is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in the Philippines and serves as the basis for the country’s national language, Filipino.
D. Chamorro
Chamorro is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Chamorro people of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
E. Filipino
Filipinos are a Southeast Asian ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines, known for their diverse Austronesian, Spanish, American, and Chinese cultural influences and a global diaspora.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Austronesian language ⓘ Central Philippine language ⓘ Philippine language ⓘ natural language ⓘ
alternativeName	Hiligaynon ⓘ linked to: Hiligaynon language Ilonggo ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Capiznon language ⓘ linked to: Danao languages Cebuano language ⓘ Kinaray-a language ⓘ
hasEthnologueCode	hil ⓘ
hasISO639-1Code	hil ⓘ
hasISO639-2Code	hil ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code	hil ⓘ
hasLinguisticCode	Glottolog: hili1240 ⓘ
hasMajorDialect	Guimaras dialect ⓘ linked to: Hiligaynon language Iloilo dialect ⓘ Negros dialect ⓘ
hasNativeName	Hiligaynon ⓘ linked to: Hiligaynon language Ilonggo ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	contrastive stress ⓘ rich vowel system ⓘ
hasStandardVariety	Iloilo Hiligaynon ⓘ linked to: Hiligaynon language
hasTypology	Austronesian alignment ⓘ
hasWordOrder	verb–subject–object ⓘ
hasWritingTraditionSince	Spanish colonial period ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageGroup	Central Philippine languages ⓘ linked to: Greater Central Philippine languages
languageSubfamily	Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
primaryCountry	Philippines ⓘ
region	Central Philippines ⓘ linked to: Western Visayas Western Visayas ⓘ
spokenIn	Capiz ⓘ Guimaras ⓘ Iloilo City ⓘ linked to: Iloilo province Iloilo province ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Negros Occidental ⓘ North Cotabato ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Soccsksargen region ⓘ linked to: Soccsksargen South Cotabato ⓘ Sultan Kudarat ⓘ Western Visayas ⓘ
usedAs	regional lingua franca in Western Visayas ⓘ regional lingua franca in parts of Mindanao ⓘ
usedInMedia	local newspapers in Iloilo ⓘ radio broadcasting in Western Visayas ⓘ
usedInReligion	Catholic liturgy in Western Visayas ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited