Filipino language

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  Ilokano language

  Ilokano (Ti Pagsasao nga Iloko) (also called Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, Iloko, Ylocano, and Yloco) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. An Austronesian language, it is related to such languages as Indonesian, Malay, Fijian, Maori (of New Zealand), Hawaiian, Malagasy (of...
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  Aklan languages

  Aklanon languages comprise Akeanon and Ibayjanon/Ibajaynon, both spoken in the province of Aklan in Panay in the Philippines. They form a branch within the Western Visayan language group. These languages are the main languages of the Aklanon. Together, both languages have over 400,000 native...
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  Pampangan Language

  Kapampangan, also spelled Capampan͠gan, is one of the major languages of the Philippines. It is the language spoken in the province of Pampanga, the southern half of the province of Tarlac and the northern portion of the province of Bataan. Kapampangan is also understood in some barrios of Bulacan...
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  Cebuano language

  Cebuano is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people. It is the most widely spoken member of the Visayan languages. Its name comes from the island of Cebu, the site of the second-largest metropolitan area in the country. Cebuano is given the ISO 639-2 three...

• Bicolano

  Iriga Bicolano or "Rinconada Bikol" is one of the three languages that compose the group Inland Bikol of the Bikol macrolanguage. It is spoken in Bula, Baao, Nabua, Balatan, Iriga City and Bato in Camarines Sur. Rinconada Bikol has the distinctive "short I" sound, which is equivalent to the long "e...

• Maranao Language

  Maranao is an Austronesian language spoken in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur in the Philippines.

• Hiligaynon language

  Hiligaynon (sometimes also known as "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,...

• Batangas Tagalog

  Batangas Tagalog, more properly Batangan, is a dialect of the Tagalog language spoken primarily in the province of Batangas, Philippines, as well as some parts of Quezon, Laguna, and Mindoro island. The dialect is distinctively characterized by a very strong accent and its vocabulary and grammar is...

• Kinaray-A Language

  Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Antique Province in the Philippines. It is also spoken in Iloilo province and certain villages in Mindanao that trace their roots to Antique Province or Kinaray-a speaking areas of Iloilo Province. Kinaray-a came from the word "iraya"...

• Waray-Waray Language

  Wáray-Wáray or Waráy (commonly spelled as Waray; also referred to as Winaray or Lineyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. The Waraynon group of languages consists of Waray, Waray Sorsogon...