Bisaya

Tagalog

noun
Definitions
  • (see usage notes) the people, especially the Cebuano people, or sometimes also the Hiligaynon(Ilonggo) and Waray people, or any other from the Philippines that identify with the meta-ethnicity of the Visayas.
  • One of the Visayan languages, especially the Cebuano language or sometimes also the Hiligaynon(Ilonggo) and Waray language, spoken in the Philippines, in particular, in the Visayas and Mindanao.
  • One of the native speakers of the Visayan languages, especially the Cebuano language or sometimes also the Hiligaynon(Ilonggo) and Waray language.

Etymology

Derived from Cebuano Bisaya.

Origin

Cebuano

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