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Cebuano language

Cebuano language

8.4
A language spoken on Cebu island and other parts of the central Philippines
  • noun
: idioma cebuano
  • The Cebuano language is widely spoken throughout the Visayas region of the Philippines.

Examples

  • She studied the Cebuano language to better communicate with local communities on Cebu.

  • Many people in Cebu speak the Cebuano language.

  • Many Filipino films include dialogue in the Cebuano language to reflect regional diversity.

  • The Cebuano language is rich in culture.

  • Many Filipino films include dialogue in the Cebuano language to reflect regional diversity.

  • She studied the Cebuano language to better communicate with local communities on Cebu.

  • The Cebuano language is widely spoken throughout the Visayas region of the Philippines.

Synonyms

Cebuano
vsCebuano language
1 8.4

A language spoken in Cebu and nearby parts of the Philippines

is spoken by people of Cebu and in other parts of the central Philippines

Surface Forms

Cebuano language singular
Cebuano languages plural

Morphology

Cebuano + language

The meaning 'the language spoken by people from Cebu' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Cebuano' (denoting the people/thing of Cebu or the language) + 'language' (a system of speech). This straightforward noun+noun combination is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Cebuano language comes from the island of Cebu, where many of its speakers live. The name Cebuano means 'from Cebu', so the phrase refers to 'the language spoken by the people of Cebu and nearby islands'.