BISAYA

Visayan means from the Visayas, the central part of the Philippines consisting of many islands

The Visayan people call their own language Binisaya. Filipinos refer to it as Bisaya or loosely as Cebuano. This language is spoken as a first language not only in the Visayas but also on the large island of Mindanao down south. It is estimated that more than 20 million people speak Bisaya as a first language. It is the second most spoken language in the Philippines, after the Tagalog of the north.

 
There are many Visayan languages. The three most widely spoken ones are Cebuano, Hiligaynon (“Ilonggo”) and Waray (spoken in Samar and Leyte).

Example of Visayan words: halinon (seller), hinangon, kalderin (aluminum pot), gihay, puhon, tikig, nangalahig, ngano, nako, tubol, kutligon, pautog (aphrodisiac), sukód (súkat), uswág (unlád)

MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

Bisayà: pulo at lalawigan sa mga Rehiyong VI –VIII

Bisayà: katutubò at wika sa naturang rehiyon

orágon: katangian na karaniwang kaugnay sa mahusay, matibay o matalino

orágon: malibog; mayabang

uswág: unlád

pulong: salita (word, term, text)

pulongan: parirala (phrase)

hugpulong: pangungusap (sentence)

pungan: pangngalan (noun)