Hiligaynon to Filipino Translator

Primarily spoken in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila and other urban areas, as well as by Filipino communities worldwide.

Uses the Latin alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, NG, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Features 23 phonemes, including notable use of the glottal stop, which can affect word meaning.

Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Focuses heavily on verb conjugation to express tense, aspect, and mood. Uses markers to indicate focus and topic.

Includes words from Spanish, English, Chinese, and other Philippine languages due to historical and modern influences.

Part of the Austronesian language family, under the Malayo-Polynesian group.

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Baybayin script before Spanish colonization.

Transitioned from Baybayin to Latin script during the Spanish colonial period. Modern orthography was influenced by both Spanish and American systems.

Approximately 28 million native speakers, with around 100 million people who speak it as a second language.

Hiligaynon, also known as Ilonggo, is primarily spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines, including the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and parts of Mindanao. It is also spoken by communities in other parts of the Philippines and by overseas Filipino workers and immigrants.

Uses the Latin alphabet, consisting of 20 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. The letters F, J, V, X, and Z are used mainly in loanwords and proper nouns.

Features a relatively simple phonetic inventory with 16 consonants and 3 vowels. Hiligaynon is not a tonal language but has a predictable stress pattern, usually on the penultimate (second to last) syllable.

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order predominates. Hiligaynon utilizes a number of affixes to denote grammatical relationships, and verbs are conjugated to indicate focus, aspect, and mood.

Includes a significant number of loanwords from Spanish due to the Philippines’ colonial history. There are also loanwords from English, especially in terms of technical and modern vocabulary.

Part of the Visayan branch of the Central Philippine languages, under the wider Malayo-Polynesian group within the Austronesian family.

Primarily uses the Latin script. Historically, before Spanish colonization, a form of the Baybayin script was used by early inhabitants of the region.

Transitioned from Baybayin to Latin script during Spanish colonial rule, with the Latin alphabet being adapted to better suit the phonetic requirements of Hiligaynon.

Approximately 10 million people speak Hiligaynon as their first language.