Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Hiligaynon language, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas and Negros Island Region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras and Capiz, but it is also spoken in the other provinces, such as Antique, Aklan, Masbate, Romblon, Palawan, as well as in many parts of Mindanao such as Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and in other parts of North Cotabato. It is also spoken as a second language by Kinaray-a speakers in Antique, Aklanon/Malaynon speakers in Aklan, Capiznon speakers in Capiz and Cebuano speakers in Negros Oriental.There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the Philippines native speakers of Hiligaynon and an additional 4,000,000 capable of speaking it with a substantial degree of proficiency.It is a member of the Visayan language family. The language is also often referred to as Ilonggo (Spanish: ilongo) in Iloilo and in Negros Occidental. Many argue, however, that this is an incorrect usage of the word \"Ilonggo.\" In precise usage, \"Ilonggo\" should be used only in relation to the ethnolinguistic group of native inhabitants of Iloilo and the culture associated with native Hiligaynon speakers, they argue. The disagreement over the usage of \"Ilonggo\" to refer to the language extends to Philippine language specialists and native laymen.Historical evidence from observations of early Spanish explorers in the Archipelago shows that the nomenclature used to refer to this language had its origin among the people of the coasts or people of the Ilawod (\"los [naturales] de la playa\"), whom Loarca called Yligueynes (or the more popular term Hiligaynon, also referred to by the Karay-a people as \"Siná\"). In contrast, the \"Kinaray-a\" has been used by what the Spanish colonizers called Arayas, which is most probably a Spanish misconception (as they often misinterpreted what they heard from the natives) of the Hiligaynon words Iraya or taga-Iraya, or the current and more popular version Karay-a (highlanders - people of Iraya [highlands])."@en }
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- Hiligaynon_language abstract "The Hiligaynon language, often referred to as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas and Negros Island Region of the Philippines.Hiligaynon is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras and Capiz, but it is also spoken in the other provinces, such as Antique, Aklan, Masbate, Romblon, Palawan, as well as in many parts of Mindanao such as Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and in other parts of North Cotabato. It is also spoken as a second language by Kinaray-a speakers in Antique, Aklanon/Malaynon speakers in Aklan, Capiznon speakers in Capiz and Cebuano speakers in Negros Oriental.There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the Philippines native speakers of Hiligaynon and an additional 4,000,000 capable of speaking it with a substantial degree of proficiency.It is a member of the Visayan language family. The language is also often referred to as Ilonggo (Spanish: ilongo) in Iloilo and in Negros Occidental. Many argue, however, that this is an incorrect usage of the word \"Ilonggo.\" In precise usage, \"Ilonggo\" should be used only in relation to the ethnolinguistic group of native inhabitants of Iloilo and the culture associated with native Hiligaynon speakers, they argue. The disagreement over the usage of \"Ilonggo\" to refer to the language extends to Philippine language specialists and native laymen.Historical evidence from observations of early Spanish explorers in the Archipelago shows that the nomenclature used to refer to this language had its origin among the people of the coasts or people of the Ilawod (\"los [naturales] de la playa\"), whom Loarca called Yligueynes (or the more popular term Hiligaynon, also referred to by the Karay-a people as \"Siná\"). In contrast, the \"Kinaray-a\" has been used by what the Spanish colonizers called Arayas, which is most probably a Spanish misconception (as they often misinterpreted what they heard from the natives) of the Hiligaynon words Iraya or taga-Iraya, or the current and more popular version Karay-a (highlanders - people of Iraya [highlands]).".