| Central Philippine | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Philippines |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian
|
| Proto-language | Proto-Central Philippine |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | cent2246 |
The Central Philippine languages are the most geographically widespread demonstrated group of languages in the Philippines, being spoken in southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Sulu. They are also the most populous, including Tagalog (and Filipino), Bikol, and the major Visayan languages Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kinaray-a, and Tausug, with some forty languages all together.[1]