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Definition of Hiligaynon in English: HiligaynonnounPlural Hiligaynonsˌhɪlɪˈɡeɪnənˌhiliˈɡānən 1A member of a people inhabiting Panay, Negros, and other islands in the central Philippines. Example sentencesExamples - The Hiligaynon, like all Filipinos, enjoy watching television and going to the movies.
- Hence Sarangani's population today is largely a mix of migrant Hiligaynons, Cebuanos, Ilocanos, Tagalogs and Muslims.
- Other cultural groups present in the municipality are the Hiligaynons, Warays, Bagobos, Butuanos, Tibolis and Manobos.
- The Hiligaynons are the next major group and occupy parts of the Western Visayas.
- Visayas, especially Hiligaynons, now comprise the majority of people living within the province.
- These are also part of our cultural heritage as Hiligaynons like the churches, old houses, old establishments, cemetery capillas, historical sites, etc.
- The Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Boholanos, Siquijodnons, Cebuanos, Davaoenos, Hiligaynons, etc, have added more color to the already rich cultural diversity of the place.
- The sword is mentioned in ancient Filipino epics, e. g., Hinilawod of the Hiligaynons.
- Many of its inhabitants are migrants from the Visayas such as Warays and Hiligaynons.
2mass noun The Austronesian language of the Hiligaynon, with about 5 million speakers. Also called Ilonggo Example sentencesExamples - Half of the children were taught completely in English for four grades while other children were taught first for two years in Hiligaynon.
- Other regions of Panay have their own distinct speech forms, but these are mutually intelligible with Hiligaynon.
adjectiveˌhɪlɪˈɡeɪnənˌhiliˈɡānən Relating to the Hiligaynon or their language. Example sentencesExamples - The Hiligaynon language is the language of Iloilo province, which has come to be spoken throughout the Western Visayas region.
Definition of Hiligaynon in US English: Hiligaynonnounˌhiliˈɡānən 1A member of a people inhabiting Panay, Negros, and other islands in the central Philippines. Example sentencesExamples - Visayas, especially Hiligaynons, now comprise the majority of people living within the province.
- These are also part of our cultural heritage as Hiligaynons like the churches, old houses, old establishments, cemetery capillas, historical sites, etc.
- Other cultural groups present in the municipality are the Hiligaynons, Warays, Bagobos, Butuanos, Tibolis and Manobos.
- Hence Sarangani's population today is largely a mix of migrant Hiligaynons, Cebuanos, Ilocanos, Tagalogs and Muslims.
- The Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Boholanos, Siquijodnons, Cebuanos, Davaoenos, Hiligaynons, etc, have added more color to the already rich cultural diversity of the place.
- Many of its inhabitants are migrants from the Visayas such as Warays and Hiligaynons.
- The Hiligaynon, like all Filipinos, enjoy watching television and going to the movies.
- The sword is mentioned in ancient Filipino epics, e. g., Hinilawod of the Hiligaynons.
- The Hiligaynons are the next major group and occupy parts of the Western Visayas.
2The Austronesian language of the Hiligaynon. Example sentencesExamples - Other regions of Panay have their own distinct speech forms, but these are mutually intelligible with Hiligaynon.
- Half of the children were taught completely in English for four grades while other children were taught first for two years in Hiligaynon.
adjectiveˌhiliˈɡānən Relating to the Hiligaynon or their language. Example sentencesExamples - The Hiligaynon language is the language of Iloilo province, which has come to be spoken throughout the Western Visayas region.
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