Greater Central Philippine languages
language family
The Greater Central Philippine languages are the Tagalog, Bicolano and the Cebuano "Bisaya" speakers are mostly native in southern Luzon regions including Central Visayas, Either the Central and northern Luzon is locally are Kapampangans and Ilocanos.[1]
Greater Central Philippine | |
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Native to | Central & Southern Luzon & Central Visayas |
Region | Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol Region & Central Visayas |
Native speakers | Tagalog, Bicolanos, Cebuano (majority languages) |
Latin (Abakada or Filipino alphabet); Historically Baybayin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Languages/dialects in regions
change- Metro Manila (NCR)
- Calabarzon & Mimaropa (Region IV-A & IV-B)
- Tanay–Paete Tagalog (Rizal & Laguna)
- Batangas Tagalog (Batangas, Cavite, Calamba & Oriental Mindoro)
- Tayabas Tagalog (Quezon)
- Romblomanon (Romblon)
- Asi (Romblon)
- Onhan (Romblon)
- Southern Mindoro (Southern Mangyan) languages (Mindoro)
- Cuyonon (Palawan)
- Palawanic languages (Palawan)
- Central Luzon
- Bulacan Tagalog (Bulacan & Nueva Ecija)
- Tayabas Tagalog (Aurora)
- Bicol Region (Region V)
- Western Visayas (Region VI)
- Akeanon (Aklan)
- Kinaray-a (Antique)
- Capiznon (Capiz)
- Hiligaynon (Iloilo, Guimaras, Metro Bacolod, Negros Occ.)
- Central Visayas (Region VII)
- Standard Cebuano (Cebu)
- Negros Cebuano (Negros Oriental)
- Boholano Cebuano (Bohol)
- Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
- Waray (Samar provinces, eastern Leyte)
- Mindanao (Region IX, X, XI, XII, XIII)
- Mindanao Cebuano (Zamboanga Peninsula, Misamis provinces, Caraga, Soccsksargen, Davao Region)
- Mindanao Hiligaynon (Bukidnon, Cotabato, South Cotabato & Sultan Kudarat)
- Mansakan languages (Caraga and Davao Region)
- Butuanon (Agusan provinces)
- Surigaonon (Surigao provinces)