Cebu is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas, and consisting of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The people and language of the region are called Cebuano.
THE PHILIPPINES
HILIGAYNON
Known popularly as Ilonggo, the Hiligaynon language is spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. It is very distinct from Tagalog.
AKLANON
Pertaining to the people and language of Aklan.
WARAY
Waray is one of the languages of the Philippines. Spoken in the area of Leyte and Samar in the Visayas region, Waray is very distinct from Tagalog.
“Imo Hinumduman” (Remembering You) is a love song in the Waray language.
ILOKANO
Ilokano is a language very distinct from Tagalog. Variously spelled as Ilocano, Ilukano, Ilucano, Iluko, Iloco or Iloko, it is the third most-spoken language in the Philippines. Continue reading “ILOKANO”
PANGASINENSE
Páng·ga·si·nén·se
orthodox Tagalog spelling: Panggasinense
Pangasinense is one of the major languages of the Philippines. It is the language spoken in the province of Pangasinan, on the west-central seaboard of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, the northern portion of Tarlac and southwestern La Union, most of whom belong to the Pangasinan ethnic group. Continue reading “PANGASINENSE”
KAPAMPANGAN
Kapampangan or Capampan͠gan refers to the language and people of Pampanga province. It is also known as Pampango or Pampangueño. A woman from Pampanga is called a Pampangueña.
The Pampangos or Pampangueños are the fifth largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines with about two million Filipinos speaking Kapampangan as their native language. Another million Filipinos can speak Kapampangan as a second language.
Kapampangan ka ba?
Are you a native of Pampanga?
Are you a native of Pampanga?
Marunong ka bang magsalita ng Kapampangan?
= Marunong ka bang mangapampangan?
Do you know how to speak Capampangan?
Note that Kapampangan is NOT a mere dialect. It is a language very distinct from Tagalog. To give you an idea of how different they are, consider the following.
Tagalog: Huwag mong kainin.
Kapampangan: Eme kanan.
English: Don’t eat it.
Tagalog: Ano ang pangalan mo?
Kapampangan: Nanu ing lagyu mu?
English: What is your name?
Tagalog: Ano ang masarap?
Kapampangan: Nanu ing manyaman?
English: What’s delicious?
BICOLANO
Bicolano (Bikolano) refers to the group of languages spoken in the Bicol (Bikol) region of the Philippines.