western visayas literature

• The sub province of Ilo-Ilo is Guimaras
• Farming and Fishing is the primary source of income of Region VI
• Iloilo City and Bacolod City are highly urbanized cities while the rest are rural.
• There are 4 languages in Western Visayas
• Hiligaynon is the lingua franca of the Ilonggos
• Kinaray-a or Hiraya is the mother language of the Western Visayas and is spoken by the Ilonggos in the central and southern towns of Iloilo
• Cebuano or Sugbuanon is the lingua franca of Central Visayas, it is spoken in the northern towns of Negros Occidental which face Tañon Strait towards Cebu
• Aklanon is the language spoken in Aklan, which was also derived from Kinaray-a just like Hiligaynon
• Aklananon are the main inhabitants of Aklan
• Negrito is locally known as Ati
• Sulod is the tribal group that resides in the hinterlands of Panay
• There are 6 ethnic groups in Western Visayas
• During the pre-Spanish era, the Western Visayan literature was transmitted through oral tradition and in kinaray-a
• Kinaray-a was said to have been the language in folklore of the ten Bornean datus
• Binalaybay is a term that refers to Western Visayan poem
• Asoy or Sugilanon is a term that refers to Western Visayan tales
• Region VI is known to be rich in folklore that truly mirrors the culture, tradition, and dreams of its people. The researchers believe that these folklores deserve to be included in the canon of the Philippine Literature (Morga, 2019).