Il o n g g o
L i t e r a t u r e
Learning Outcome
01 Recall Philippine literary history's dimensions.
Comprehend the significance of representative texts, genres, and
02 authors.
Evaluate canonical Filipino writers' impact on national literature and
03 assess local writers' contributions to regional traditions.
Synthesize contexts to situate texts, explaining the relationship
04 between context and textual meaning.
Facilitator
Caroline Cagoyong
BSED-MATH 3B
What is ilonggo?
Ilonggo refers to the people and the
language spoken primarily in the Western
Visayas region of the Philippines,
particularly in the provinces of Iloilo,
Guimaras, and Negros Occidental. It is
one of the Visayan languages and is also
known as Hiligaynon.
West Visayas is comprised of lloilo,
Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Negros Occidental, and
Guimaras. People in these regions speak
languages that have given birth the literary legacy
of West Visayas-Hiligaynon and Aklanon-which
grew from Kiniray-a.
How the Diversity Unfolded
The mother language of West Visayas-and thus, of Hiligaynon
literature is Kinaray-a.
Kinaray-a was the language of the 10 datus from Borneo who,
according to the stories of our old folks, gave a golden headgear and a
necklace that reached the ground to the aboriginal Ati, in exchange for
the island of Panay.
Two major languages of the West Visayas Hiligaynon and
Aklanon grew from Kiniray-a.
The oral tradition of Hiligaynon literature includes the following:
• "Binalaybay" (poem) • "Balitaw" (love song)
• "Paktakon" (riddle) • "Ambahan (long song)
• "Hurubaton" (proverb) • "Asoy (tale)
• "Ili-ili" (lullaby) • "Siday" (poetic duel)
Folk song that are usually accomplished by string, percussion, or
wind instruments.
Examples of prominent Panay epics:
• Sugidon
• Labaw Donggon
• Hinilawod
Composo a ballad sung as a tribute to a folk hero or a milestone
event in the community.
Bordon was commonly played during vigils for the death.
Flores de Mayo a devotional prayer sung to the Virgin Mary
during the month of May.
Pagdayaw local poets would perform an ode called as a
tribute to the fiesta queen
Mariano Perfecto a Bicolano by birth contributed greatly to
Hiligaynon Literature by establishing the Imprenta La
Panayana in Ilo-ilo City (1800s)
Also Perfecto responsible for the publishing of the widely popular
" Alamanake Panayanhon" which contained the “passion,”
novenas, and works by early Hiligaynon writers..
Th a n k
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