Cebu is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas, and consisting of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The people and language of the region are called Cebuano.
Visayan
The culture of the Visayas region is very distinct from that of the Tagalog.
The Visayan islands are located in the central part of the Philippines.
Cebuano is the main Visayan language. Other widely used languages include Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) and Waray.
HILIGAYNON
Known popularly as Ilonggo, the Hiligaynon language is spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. It is very distinct from Tagalog.
Malipayong Pasko
This is a greeting in Visayan, a group of languages distinct from Tagalog. Continue reading “Malipayong Pasko”
DAIGON
Daigon is not a word in the Tagalog language, but in the Visayan group of languages, spoken primarily in the central part of the Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Iloilo and Cebu.
What is a daygon?
Ang daygon ay mga Bisayang awit sa Pasko.
The daygon are Visayan songs at Christmas.
Basic Cebuano Phrases
Sebuwano is a language very distinct from Tagalog, but we get enough inquiries about Cebuano that we decided to list a few basic phrases.
Ako Kini si Angi (Visayan Song)
This song is not in Tagalog, but in Visayan, specifically Cebuano, a distinct language of the Philippines.
VISAYAN SONG LYRICS
Ang opisyo ko’y panahi;
Adlaw ug gabii
Kanunay ako nagtahi.
Bisan nako’g unsaon,
Wala’y kuwartang matigum,
Kay ang akong pagpanahi
Igo ra’s panginabuhi.
KIWIG
This is not a standard Tagalog word but it refers to a werebeast (like the werewolf or lycanthrope of the West) in the Visayan province of Aklan.
Instead of turning into a wolf, a kiwig changes into a black dog or a wild boar at midnight.
Tigmo-Tigmo: Visayan Riddles
These Filipino riddles are in the Visayan language, not Tagalog. English translation is provided.