Visayan languages

The Visayan languages are the group languages particularly in some regions of Visayas states including Masbateño (Region V), Western Visayas (Region VI; Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Aklanon and Capiznon), Central Visayas (Region VII; Cebuano, Negros Cebuano, Boholano & Siquijor) and Eastern Visayas (Region VIII; Waray and Leyte Kanâ).^[1]

Visayan languages
Native to	Visayas
Region	Western Visayas, Central Visayas & Eastern Visayas
Native speakers	Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Waray (majority languages)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Greater Central Philippine including Boholano Davaoeño Mindanao Cebuano Visayan languages
Writing system	Latin (Abakada or Filipino alphabet); Historically Badlit
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

There are the Visayan languages of state the Western Visayas are Ilonggos or "Hiligaynon" speakers, while in Central is Bisaya "Cebuano" and the Eastern is called Waray-Waray.

Languages/dialects in regions

• Western Visayas (Region VI)
  • Aklanon
  • Capiznon
  • Hiligaynon
  • Kinaray-a

• Central Visayas (Region VII)
  • Negros Cebuano
  • Standard Cebuano
  • Boholano Cebuano

• Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
  • Leyte Cebuano
  • Standard Waray

Outside of jurisdiction

• Bicol Region (Region V)
  • Masbateño
  • Sorsoganon

Mindanao hilitribal languages

• Davao Region (Region XI)
  • Davaoeño Cebuano
• Mindanao
  • Mindanao Cebuano
  • Mindanao Hiligaynon