Waray
Visayan language primarily spoken in the islands of Samar and Eastern Leyte
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Waray
Summary
Waray is a language[1]. Waray ranks in the top 2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Waray is in the country of Philippines[3].
- Waray's instance of is recorded as language[4].
- Waray's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
- Waray is a type of Central Visayan[6].
- Waray's writing system is recorded as Latin script[7].
- Waray's writing system is recorded as Baybayin[8].
- Waray's Commons category is recorded as Waray language[9].
- Waray's Wikimedia language code is recorded as war[10].
- Waray's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.666666666666666, 'lon': 125.41666666666667}[11].
- Waray's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Waray language[12].
- Waray's described at URL is recorded as https://lpan.eva.mpg.de/austronesian/language.php?id=513[13].
- Waray's language regulatory body is recorded as Q11847756[14].
- Waray's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+3100000'}[15].
- Waray's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'war', 'text': 'Waray-waray'}[16].
- Waray's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'war', 'text': 'Waray'}[17].
- Waray's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'war', 'text': 'Waray-Waray'}[18].
- Waray's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'war', 'text': 'Binisaya'}[19].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Biliran[20].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Eastern Samar[21].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Q13844[22].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Northern Samar[23].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Samar[24].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Southern Leyte[25].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Samar Island[26].
- Waray's indigenous to is recorded as Leyte[27].
Why It Matters
Waray ranks in the top 2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month).[2] Waray has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Waray is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]