Hiligaynon people

Hiligaynon / Ilonggo people
Total population
8,608,191 (2020)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Philippines
(Western Visayas, Negros Oriental, southern Mindoro, Romblon, Palawan, Masbate, Soccsksargen)
 United States

Worldwide
Languages
Hiligaynon, Filipino, English, Spanish (archaic formal prestige)
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism.
Minority others, Aglipayan, Protestantism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism & Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Filipinos (Karay-a, Capiznon, Aklanon, Masbateño, other Visayans)
other Austronesian peoples

The Hiligaynon people (Hiligaynon: mga Hiligaynon), often referred to as Ilonggo people (Hiligaynon: mga Ilonggo) or Panayan people (Hiligaynon: mga Panayanon),[2] are the second largest subgroup of the larger Visayan ethnic group, whose primary language is Hiligaynon, an Austronesian language of the Visayan branch native to Panay, Guimaras, and Negros. They originated in the province of Iloilo, on the island of Panay, in the region of Western Visayas. Over the years, inter-migrations and intra-migrations have contributed to the diaspora of the Hiligaynon to different parts of the Philippines. Today, the Hiligaynon, apart from the province of Iloilo, also form the majority in the provinces of Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Capiz, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and North Cotabato.

  1. ^ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hiligaynon | people".