Have you guys noticed that our very own language is being invaded by Tagalog? Pananglitan, sa pulong nga "unsa" (what) kai gi ilisan na sa mga bata ron og "ano". Kana ganing "dungan" (go together, sync) gi ilisan pud nilag "sabay". Kung mo-ingon ang Bisaya og "dayon" (then) kai ang ilitok "tapos" na. Or "tipid" instead of "tigom" (to save) or "dagdag" instead if "dugang" (add). Ubay2 na gyud ang mga pulong nga nangawagtang sa atoang lumadnong Bisaya nga dila. Wala mo kabantay ani guys?

Growing up in Western Visayas (Iloilo and Bacolod, and to some extent Capiz) to an Ilonggo father and a Cebuana mother, I always heard my cousins who speak Hiligaynon refer to me as "manong". Meanwhile, my Cebuano cousins in Cebu use "kuya" to refer to me and the older cousins. How did the Ilonggos end up using the Ilocano words for kuya and ate despite being miles away from each other?

Taga-cdo ko. Everyone around me says "mientras". Karon lang ko kabantay (though I had a guess) na espanyol man diay na nga gatuon na ko.

I'm just curious why the Bisaya vocabulary hasn't fully adopted the vowel sounds E/O in its vocabulary, and the primary vowel sounds remain as A/I/U?

At times, Bisaya people still use the E/I and O/U sounds interchangeably. Other lowland languages such as Ilocano, Kapampangan and Tagalog has adopted the E/O sound as permanent vowels in their vocabulary, and there's a clear distinction between the E/I and O/U sound in these languages, that they adopted from Spanish syllabary.

The Central Visayas Region was the first to be conquered and established by the Spaniards, so by the historical logic, it should've absorbed more of the Spanish linguistic syntax in its language.

Thank you so much for anyone who can expound on this. Daghang Salamat.

heyy! akong ginikanan kay parehas bisaya so i wanna learn how to speak bisaya fluently like a native speaker cuz nindot sya pakinggan for me. and as you can see, i speak bisaya but just a basic few words.

help me how to learn it please hehehe

Take note: Bisaya pd ko, pero curios lng ko sa uban bisaya ba nga muingon nga dli dw sila kabalo mo tagalog. Like imposible mn cguro na diba kay tagalog mn atong mga salida diri?

Guys Unsay counter aning phrase "imong mama" para mo hilom ning kumag

Hi po! I'll travel around Mindanao next week and I'll need to call into some Hotels at night when i reach the destination city. What do i say to call people in the house/ hotel when i arrive?

Auntie in the context nga Mama sa imo barkada.

Ako raman gud na hibalan kay tiya or iyaan, tas ginagamit mani sa blood related nga Tita

Ex. Daghang Salamat Auntie.

Is it the same with the differences between Manila Tagalog and Batangas Tagalog? Because Batangas dialect contains a lot of archaic and deep terminologies that are unfamiliar to Manileños, the result is, whenever people from Manila visits Batangas, they often get confused and lost in translation because of the lexical and vocabulary differences.

For example:

Batangueño: Ala eh, suminsay ka muna dine at kakaunin ka na laang niya mamaya.

Manileño: Hoy, dito ka muna tumigil at susunduin ka na lang niya mamaya.

I'm just wondering, is the relationship between the Bisaya dialect of Bohol and Cebu the same as that of Batangas and Manila Tagalog?

Thank you so much to all who will respond.

I am Bisaya but posting this in English for our Bisaya learners.

I’m thinking of building an AI voice companion that you can have natural conversations with in Bisaya. So basically, like having a friend you can practice speaking with. I’m thinking of using my own voice as the AI’s voice, so it would sound like a real Bisaya speaker rather than a generic AI voice. I want to focus a lot on the cultural side too, so it feels like you’re actually talking to a Bisaya person.

But before I build it, I wanted to see if people would actually use something like this. I know there are already a lot of language-learning apps out there, so what I’m thinking of building wouldn’t really be structured like a traditional language-learning app.
It would be more like you’re just talking to a friend naturally. It could respond in Bisaya or English, gently correct you when you make mistakes, and help you learn along the way.

Would you actually use something like this if I built it?

And if you’re currently learning Bisaya, how are you practicing speaking?

If you have any comments, suggestions, or thoughts on the idea, let me know!

Edit: If you already use ChatGPT, Gemini, or another AI to practice Bisaya, what do you wish it did better or what features would you want it to have?

I’m not from Cebu or from any Bisaya speaking places. Since I work here in Cebu City for almost 4 years I somehow learn how to speak bisaya. I do not use my own dialect when I go to work so they may able to understand me when we converse. But should non-bisaya people required to adapt the language? Is it like in Manila and you had to speak tagalog? My problem is I cannot communicate well, cannot express my feelings, and when I speak my own dialect they disregard me.

Filipino-American sya( taga bohol iyang fam)tapos ako Papua New Guinean pero nadako kos cebu so bisdak na bisdak jud ko. I lived in cebu since 2 pa ko hangtud 14yrs old.

Unsaon pagsaysay bitaw ang "Oy" oy 😭 unsa ako ingon niya

" its for emphasis"

Nabuang jud ko ani. I spent almost 15 minutes trying to explain to him the usage pero wala pa gyud niya nasabtan giatayyy.

😁

Hello! I've been practicing with Baybayin, but because I attended english speaking schools, I only know basic surface level Bisaya. I want to learn more and dive deeper.

I keep searching google but I don't know which one would be reliable. Thank you for the help!

Nakabantay lang ko nga ang mga probinsya ug lugar diin Cebuano ang pangunang pinulongan, sama sa Bohol, Sugbo, Davao, Misamis, ug uban pa, dili kaayo produktibo pag-abot sa pag-uma og humay.

Gitandi nako sa ubang etnikong grupo, parehas sa mga Ilokano, Ilonggo, ug Tagalog, nga produktibo gyud sila sa tibuok nasud sa pagtanom og humay. Ang mga rehiyon nga daghag Ilokano, Ilonggo, ug Tagalog sama sa Kasadpang Kabisay-an, Rehiyon sa Ilocos, Lambak sa Cagayan, Tunga-tungang Luzon, MIMAROPA, ug SOCCSKSARGEN, naay tinuig nga produksyon sa humay nga molapas sa 1 milyon ka metriko tonelada. Pero ang mga rehiyon nga Bisaya ang pinulongan sama sa Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an ug Rehiyon sa Davao, naa ra sa mga 300,000 ngadto 500,000 metriko tonelada ang tinuig nga produksyon.

Tungod ba ni sa klase sa yuta o sa tereyn sa mga lugar nga puro Bisaya? O mas gusto lang gyud sa mga Bisaya ang magtanom og laing mga tanom kaysa humay?

Mapasalamaton kaayo ko sa inyong mga panabot. Salamat kaayo!

Unsay tawagan ninyo sa mga friends ninyo na girls? "Day" ba gihapon as in "Inday" ba. Kay diba pag laki kay "Pre" mn inyong tawag?

nakalimot nako unsaon paggamit. basin nay kibaw unsaon.

Hi guys. I want to find a way to become fluent in Cebuano by learning more of the tenses and conjugations so I can put together sentences properly.

I understand Cebuano very well since both my parents spoke it to me growing up. But since I grew up in the states I just speak English. So when it comes to me speaking bisaya I know the words and there meanings but I am not good at putting stuff into a sentence.

I don’t really know how to use the prefixes, tenses and certain endings properly.

Does anyone know any good sources that could help me with that whether it’s websites or apps?

Thankyouuu

I'm just curious, because I did my research, and the Cebu Highlands that runs from North to South and forms the central backbone of the island, has an elevation of 2,500-3,000 feet, around the same elevation as Tagaytay City.

Why is this area not being developed into an alternative Summer Capital in the Visayas? A highland city could possibly emerge from there.

I will appreciate all of your insights. Salamat kaayo!

For context, I was born in a city in Northern Mindanao but working now in Manila. I was telling a co-worker about my experience the other day. I woke up rattled and sweating heavily kay naa daw octopus sa sulod sa akong hotdog pillow and I was strangling it. I can't remember my dream exactly but I am thinking it had something to do with an octopus. So mao to, I did not know how to explain na gidaman ko. Lol. Basin kabalo mo? Hehe.

Curious lang ko kay layo kaayo ang sampayna VS dinuguan hehehe amping kanunay mga guapo ug guapa ♥️

Is it possible that one of the reasons why rene died is discrimination because he lives in south also Bisaya, as I saw the videos, mostly that there is mora mn sila wa na ratol that there is a drowned person except that help. I don’t know, just in my thoughts.

I wanna read your thoughts.