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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.
Hiligaynon, Karay·a, Cebuanos, Boholanos, Ati, Pampangans. The Negrenses (/ nəˈɡrɛnseɪ /; Hiligaynon and Cebuano pronunciation: [nɛˈɡɾɛnsɛ]) are the native cultural group of the Philippine provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.
Traditional Visayan folk music were known to many such as Dandansoy originally in Hiligaynon and is now commonly sang in other Bisayan languages. Another, although originally written in Tagalog, is Waray-Waray, which speaks of the common stereotypes and positive characteristics of the Waray people.
Standard Hiligaynon, is the dialect that is used in the province of Iloilo, primarily in the northern and eastern portions of the province. It has a more traditional and extensive vocabulary, whereas the Urban Hiligaynon dialect spoken in Metro Iloilo has a more simplified or modern vocabulary. For example, the term for 'to wander,' 'to walk ...
Hiligaynon may refer to: Hiligaynon people, also known as Ilonggo people, a subgroup of the Visayan ethnic group native to Panay, Guimaras, Negros and South-Central Mindanao. Not to be confused with the demonym Ilonggo which pertains to the permanent residents of Iloilo province and Iloilo City regardless of ethnicity. Hiligaynon language, also ...
Filipinos (Ati, Karay-a, Capiznon, Hiligaynon, Romblomanon, Ratagnon, other Visayans), Austronesian peoples. The Aklanon people are the ethnolinguistic group who lived in the province of Aklan. They are part of the wider Bisaya ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
Sama Dea (Samal/Sama) The Sama Dea (Samal/Sama) are part of the Sama-Bajau peoples, more accurately a general subgroup of "Land Sama" native to the Philippines. They are popularly known as Samal (also spelled "Siamal" or "Siyamal"), which is a Tausūg and Cebuano term that is sometimes considered offensive.
The word Dinágyang came from a Hiligaynon word extrapolated from dágyang, meaning “merrymaking.” [4] The festival hosts a celebration of the Santo Niño (Holy Child or Infant Jesus) and the pact between the Datus and the locals after the arrival of Malay settlers and the legendary barter of Panay Island from the natives called Ati.