There are roughly 3 families of languages broken down by region - Northern, Central, and Southern Philippines. The major
languages of the northern region are
Ilokano,
Tagalog, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan languages which are located in northern and central
Luzon. The largest group of central Philippine languages are the Visayan languages and Bikol. The
Visayan languages are
composed of Cebuano, Hiligaynon, and
Waray-Waray. The southern Philippine languages such as Maranao and Subanun are concentrated
in Mindanao.