Spoken L1 Language: Hiligaynon
- AES status:
- not endangered
- Source:
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David M. Eberhard and Gary F. Simons and Charles D. Fennig 2024
- Comment:
- Hiligaynon (hil-hil) = 3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Iloilo, 4 other provinces (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)). Native to the Philippines; became widespread in the 19th century at the end of Spanish colonial era. Used in farming, fishing, and education.