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Cebuano

Cebuano

1 8.4
A language spoken in Cebu and nearby parts of the Philippines
  • noun
  • /səˈbʊɑːnoʊ/
: cebuano
  • Many tourists in Cebu take language classes to understand Cebuano better.

Examples

  • The Cebuano language contains many unique expressions and phrases.

  • The lowland Christians among whom I conducted my fieldwork in the Philippines at the end of the Marcos regime (n3) referred to themselves sometimes in English as Siquijorians, sometimes in Cebuano as Siquihodnon.

    Academic text (1995)

  • She learned to speak Cebuano while living in the Philippines.

Synonyms

Cebuano language
vsCebuano
8.4

A language spoken on Cebu island and other parts of the central Philippines

focuses on its use in Cebu and nearby regions as a major regional language

Compounds

Cebuano language
8.4

A language spoken on Cebu island and other parts of the central Philippines

Surface Forms

Cebuano singular
Cebuanos plural

Etymology

Cebuano comes from the place name Cebu plus the Spanish ending -ano, which means 'from' or 'of' a place. So Cebuano originally meant 'from Cebu' and now refers to the people and the language of that region.