Greater Central Philippine languages

Greater Central Philippine
Native to	Southern Luzon & Central Visayas
Region	Calabarzon, Bicol Region & Central Visayas
Native speakers	Tagalog, Bicolanos, Cebuano (majority languages)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Kapampangan Filipino (Philippine national language) Visayan (mostly in Visayas) Greater Central Philippine
Writing system	Latin (Abakada or Filipino alphabet); Historically Baybayin, Basahan & Badlit
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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.

Languages/dialects in regions

• Metro Manila (NCR)
  • Filipino (Manila dialect)
  • Taglish (Simplified)

• Calabarzon & Mimaropa (Region IV-A & IV-B)
  • Tanay–Paete Tagalog (Rizal & Laguna)
  • Batangas Tagalog (Batangas, Cavite, Calamba & Oriental Mindoro)
  • Tayabas Tagalog (Quezon)

• Bicol Region (Region V)
  • Bicol (mainland Bicol)
  • Masbateño (Masbate)

• 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)
  • Mindanao Cebuano (Zamboanga Peninsula, Misamis provinces, Caraga, Soccsksargen)
  • Soccsksargen Hiligaynon (South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat)