ILONGGO

literature
REGION
VI
Western
Visayas
HOW THE DIVERVERSITY
UNFOLDED
B y Ki n i ray -a, which was the l anguage of
t h e 10 d at u s from B orneo, who, accordi ng
t o t h e st o ri es of our ol d folks, gave a
gol d en h eadgear and a necklace t hat
reached t h e g round to t he abori gi nal Ati ,
i n ex ch an g e for t he i sl and of Panay.
THE ORAL TRADITION OF HILIGAYNON LITERATURE:

“BINALAYBAY”(POEM) “ILI-ILI”(LULLABY)
“PAKTAKON”(RIDDLE) “BALITAW”(LOVE
“HURUBATON”(PROVERB) SONG)
“ASOY”(TALE) “AMBAHAN”(LONG
“SIDAY”(POETIC DUEL) SONG)
 FOLK SONGS
• Usually accomplish by string, percussion, or wind instruments.

Examples of Panay Epics (also known as “sugido")are the Labaw Donggon

and the Hinilawod.

The invention of the "composo" came -in

a ballad sung as a tribute to a folk hero in a community.
• “Bordon”-a game which was commonly played; and for the loser he/she
needs to recite the “luwa” –a quatrain.
• “Passion”- which recounts the suffering of Christ
• “Flores de Mayo”
-a devotional prayer sung for the Virgin Mary every month of May.
• “Novena” -a devotion to saints or virtues.

• “ Pagdayaw” -celebrated during feasts to honor of saints , local poets would

perform anode , as a tribute to fiesta queen.
MARIANO • He was responsible for publishing
PERFECTO of the popular “Alamanake
• Contributed greatly to
Panayanhon".
Hiligaynon literature by
• contains the “passion”, novenas
establishing the Imprenta
and works by early Hiligaynon
La Panayan in Ilo-ilo
City around late 1800’s writers. Thus, it is still publish up
to this day
 AMERICAN PERIOD
• Ushered in a Golden Age of Hiligaynon

• In this time, the Liwayway Publications in Manila came

up with the “Hiligaynon” magazine, which allowed
Hiligaynon voice to be heard in the nation’s capital and
beyond.
 • Delfin Gumban • Angel • Rosendo • Jose Ma Ingalla
• Flavio Zaragoza Magahum Mejica • Jose Ma Nava ;
Cano • Augurio • Miguela
• Ramon L
• Santiago Alv
Munsones; Abeto; Montelibano
Mulatom;
• Serapion Torre • Magdalena • Abe Gonzales
Jalandoni
NOTABLE EXCELLENT PROMINENT
EXEMPLARY POETS:
NOVELISTS: ESSAYIST: PLAYWRIGHTS:

ROSENDA MEJICA was responsible for the establishment of Makinaugalingon Press

in Manila.
 POST-WAR PERIOD
In this period , the literature unfolded because of the
publication establishment like
the “Yuhum” magazine (La DefensaPress)
and “Kasanag” (Dioloso Publications).
PROMINENT WRITERS:
NOVELIST:
• Isabela Sobrevega
• jose E. Yap ;
• Hernando Siscar
• Conrado Norada
• Ramon L. Muzones
• Abe Gonzales ;
•Santiago Alv. Mulato
Hiligaynon fiction grew even more, thanks to Hiligaynon writers’
application of formalist conventions, like irony and characterization.

The novel remained popular while the short story gained its own headway.
• 1960 ’s – names like : -emerged.
•Mario L. Villaret
•Nilo P. Pamanog
•Romeo Garganera
•Ismaelita Floro-Luza;
•Ma. Luisa Defanta Gibraltar
 PRESIDENT CORAZON
AQUINO
ADMINISTRATION
• C a m pus wri t i ng i n Ki n i ra y-a wa s
he a vi l y prom o t e d ; a n d prom i ne n c e
i n m ul t i l i gu a l wri t i ng rose i n
Hi l i ga y non R e gi on .
 1997
• The Palanca Awards began to recognize exemplary Hiligaynon short stories
(side by side with stories written in English, Filipino and other local
languages) .

TODAY
• Writers from the West Visayas region write beautifully in Kiniray-a
Hiligaynon, and Aklanon-proof that the literary tradition of the area has
blossomed across the centuries.
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