Ilonggo

Hiligaynon

Austronesian (Visayan)

FamilyAustronesian (Visayan) Speakers~9M ScriptLatin CountriesPhilippines (Western Visayas) Official inNo (regional) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3hil

Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) is the second-largest Visayan language after Cebuano, centered on Iloilo and Negros Occidental. It is known for its smooth, melodic phonology and characteristic use of "kuno" hearsay particles.

Where it is spoken

Wear this language Pick the words you like, printed in the same typeface the map uses. Make a T-shirt from Hiligaynon words →

87 core words in Hiligaynon

Water

tubig

tubiɡ

Fire

kalayo

kalaˈjo

Sun

adlaw

adlaw

Moon

bulan

bulan

Star

bituon

bituˈʔon

Night

gab-i

ɡabˈʔi

Rain

ulan

ˈʔulan

Snow

niyebe

niˈjebe

Wind

hangin

haˈŋin

Earth

duta

dutaʔ

Stone

bato

baˈto

Mountain

bukid

ˈbukid

Sea

dagat

ˈdaɡat

Mother

nanay

nanaj

Father

tatay

tataj

Daughter

anak nga babayi

anak ŋa babaji

I

ako

ʔaˈko

You

ikaw

ʔiˈkaw

We

kita / kami

kiˈta / kaˈmi

Name

ngalan

ˈŋalan

Person

tawo

ˈtawo

Head

ulo

ˈʔulo

Eye

mata

mata

Ear

dulunggan

duluŋˈɡan

Nose

ilong

ʔiˈloŋ

Mouth

baba

ˈbabaʔ

Tooth

ngipon

ŋiˈpon

Tongue

dila

diˈlaʔ

Hand

kamot

kamot

Foot

tiil

tiˈʔil

Heart

tagipusuon

taɡipusuˈʔon

Bone

tul-an

tulˈʔan

Blood

dugo

duˈɡoʔ

Poop

tae

taʔe

Love

gugma

ɡuɡma

Tree

kahoy

kahoj

Dog

ido

ʔido

Cat

kuring

kuɾiŋ

Fish

isda

ʔisˈdaʔ

Bird

pispis

pisˈpis

Butterfly

alibangbang

ʔalibaŋbaŋ

Egg

itlog

ʔitˈloɡ

Bear

oso

ˈʔoso

Horse

kabayo

kaˈbajo

House

balay

balaj

Milk

gatas

ˈɡatas

Honey

dugos

duˈɡos

Salt

asin

ʔaˈsin

Wine

bino

ˈbino

Rice

bugas

buˈɡas

Chocolate

tsokolate

tʃokoˈlate

Iron

salsalon

salsaˈlon

Wheel

rueda

ɾuˈeda

Silk

seda

ˈseda

Book

libro

ˈlibɾo

Eat

kaon

kaʔon

Drink

inom

ʔinom

Sleep

matulog

matuˈloɡ

One

isa

ʔisa

Two

duha

duˈha

Three

tatlo

ˈtatlo

Four

apat

ˈʔapat

Five

lima

lima

Hundred

gatos

ɡaˈtos

Hello

kamusta

kamusta

Thank you

salamat

salamat

Good

maayo

maʔajo

New

bag-o

ˈbaɡʔo

Red

pula

puˈla

White

maputi

mapuˈtiʔ

Black

itom

iˈtom

Green

berde

ˈbɛrde

Blue

asul

aˈsul

Computer

kompyuter

komˈpjutɛr

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

tsa

tʃa

Coffee

kape

kaˈpe

Sugar

kalamay

kalamaj

Orange

kahel

kaˈhel

Ninety-nine

nobentay nwebe

noˈbɛntaj ˈnwebe

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Visayan)

Meaning HiligaynonCebuanoWarayTagalogBikol CentralOld TagalogIriga Bicolano
Water tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/
Fire kalayo /kalaˈjo/ kalayo /kalajo/ kalayo /kalajo/ apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ kalayo /kalajo/ ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ kalayo /kalajɔ/
Sun adlaw /adlaw/ adlaw /adlaw/ adlaw /ʔadlaw/ araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ saldang /salˈdaŋ/ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ aldəw /aldəw/
Moon bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ buwan /buwan/ bulan /bulan/ ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ bulən /bulən/
Star bituon /bituˈʔon/ bituon /bituˈʔon/ bitoon /bituʔon/ bituin /bituˈʔin/ bitoon /bituʔon/ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/ bitóon /bituʔon/
Night gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/ gabii /ɡaˈbiʔi/ gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/ gabi /ɡaˈbi/ banggi /baŋˈɡi/ ᜄᜊᜒ /ɡaˈbi/ gabʼi /ɡabʔi/
Rain ulan /ˈʔulan/ ulan /ˈʔulan/ uran /ˈʔuɾan/ ulan /ˈʔulan/ uran /ˈʔuɾan/ ᜂᜎᜈ᜔ /ulan/ uran /uran/
Snow niyebe /niˈjebe/ niyebe /niˈjebe/ niyebe /niˈjebe/ niyebe /nijebe/ niyebe /niˈjebe/ — —
Page 1/10

Open the interactive map: Word Map · HanMap · Name Map · Word Order · Tree

Part of LangMap — a linguistic visualization project. This is a static, crawlable summary; the interactive maps offer pronunciation audio, filters, and a globe view.

Made by Heuron Inc. · GitHub · cho@heuron.com · LangMap home