Sinugbuanon
Cebuano
Austronesian
Cebuano (Sinugbuanong Binisayâ, often just 'Bisaya') is the most widely spoken Visayan language and the second-most spoken native language of the Philippines after Tagalog, with around 22 million native speakers. Centered on Cebu, Bohol, eastern Negros, western Leyte, and parts of Mindanao. Austronesian Philippine subgroup, with VSO basic word order, an elaborate Austronesian focus/voice system, and extensive Spanish-derived vocabulary from three centuries of colonial contact. Latin script; recognized as an auxiliary regional language under the Philippine constitution.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Cebuano
Sources
- Wolff, John U. 1972. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (Cornell SEAP); en.wiktionary Cebuano lemmas (spelling matches byte for byte: tubig, kalayo, bituon, dalunggan, alibangbang, nobentay nuybe, puthaw); Maayong Balita Biblia 1999 (MBBCEB, bible.com 2188); ABVD 153 Cebuano
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian
| Meaning | Cebuano | Hiligaynon | Waray | Bikol Central | Tagalog | Old Tagalog | Iriga Bicolano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | kalayo /kalajo/ | kalayo /kalaˈjo/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ | kalayo /kalajɔ/ |
| Sun | adlaw /adlaw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | adlaw /ʔadlaw/ | saldang /salˈdaŋ/ | araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ | ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ | aldəw /aldəw/ |
| Moon | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | buwan /buwan/ | ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ | bulən /bulən/ |
| Star | bituon /bituˈʔon/ | bituon /bituˈʔon/ | bitoon /bituʔon/ | bitoon /bituʔon/ | bituin /bituˈʔin/ | ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/ | bitóon /bituʔon/ |
| Night | gabii /ɡaˈbiʔi/ | gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/ | gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/ | banggi /baŋˈɡi/ | gabi /ɡaˈbi/ | ᜄᜊᜒ /ɡaˈbi/ | gabʼi /ɡabʔi/ |
| Rain | ulan /ˈʔulan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ | ᜂᜎᜈ᜔ /ulan/ | uran /uran/ |
| Snow | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niyebe /nijebe/ | — | — |
| Wind | hangin /haˈŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | duros /duɾos/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ /haˈŋin/ | angín /aˈŋin/ |
| Earth | yuta /juta/ | duta /dutaʔ/ | tuna /tunaʔ/ | daga /daɡaʔ/ | lupa /lupaʔ/ | ᜎᜓᜉ /lupaʔ/ | ragaʼ /raɡaʔ/ |
| Stone | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ | gapo /ɡaˈpoʔ/ | bato /baˈtoʔ/ | ᜊᜆᜓ /baˈto/ | gapo /ɡaˈpoʔ/ |
| Mountain | bukid /ˈbukid/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ | bukid /buˈkid/ | bundok /bunˈdok/ | ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ /bunˈdok/ | bukid /bukid/ |
| Sea | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ /daɡat/ | dágat /ˈdaɡat/ |
| Mother | inahan /inahan/ | nanay /nanaj/ | nanay /nanaj/ | nanay /nanaj/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ᜁᜈ /ina/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | amahan /amahan/ | tatay /tataj/ | tatay /tataj/ | tatay /tataj/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ᜀᜋ /ama/ | ama /ama/ |
| Daughter | anak nga babaye /anak ŋa babaje/ | anak nga babayi /anak ŋa babaji/ | anak nga babaye /anak ŋa babaje/ | aki na babayi /aki na babaji/ | anak na babae /ˈʔanak na baˈbaʔe/ | — | — |
| I | ako /ʔaˈko/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ | ako /ʔako/ | ako /ʔako/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ | ᜀᜃᜓ /ako/ | akó /ʔako/ |
| You | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | ikaw /ʔikaw/ | ika /ʔika/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | ᜁᜃᜏ᜔ /ikaw/ | ikā /ʔika/ |
| We | kita / kami /kiˈta / kaˈmi/ | kita / kami /kiˈta / kaˈmi/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | tayo / kami /ˈtaːjo / kaˈmi/ | ᜆᜌᜓ / ᜃᜋᜒ /ˈtajo / kaˈmi/ | kitā / kamī /kita / kami/ |
| Name | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | pangalan /paˈŋalan/ | ᜅᜎᜈ᜔ /ŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ |
| Person | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tao /ˈtaʔo/ | ᜆᜂ /taʔo/ | tawó /taˈwo/ |
| Head | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | payo /paˈjo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ᜂᜎᜓ /ulo/ | payo /paˈjo/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ᜋᜆ /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | dalunggan /daluŋˈɡan/ | dulunggan /duluŋˈɡan/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | tainga /taˈʔiŋa/ | ᜆᜁᜅ /taˈʔiŋa/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ |
| Nose | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ | irong /ʔiˈɾoŋ/ | dungo /ˈduŋo/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ | ᜁᜎᜓᜅ᜔ /iˈloŋ/ | oróng /oˈɾoŋ/ |
| Mouth | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | ngoso /ˈŋoso/ | bibig /biˈbiɡ/ | ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /biˈbiɡ/ | ngangá /ŋaˈŋa/ |
| Tooth | ngipon /ŋiˈpon/ | ngipon /ŋiˈpon/ | ngipon /ŋipon/ | ngipon /ˈŋipon/ | ngipin /ŋiˈpin/ | ᜅᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ /ŋiˈpin/ | ngipən /ŋipən/ |
| Tongue | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /diˈla/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | ᜇᜒᜎ /diˈlaʔ/ | riraʼ /riraʔ/ |
| Hand | kamot /kamot/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamay /kamaj/ | ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ /kamaj/ | kamət /kamət/ |
| Foot | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | bitis /biˈtis/ | paa /paˈʔa/ | ᜉᜀ /paˈʔa/ | — |
| Heart | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | tagipusuon /taɡipusuˈʔon/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | puso /puso/ | puso /puˈsoʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜐᜓ /puso/ | puso /puso/ |
| Bone | bukog /buˈkoɡ/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ | tulang /tuʔˈlaŋ/ | buto /buˈtoʔ/ | ᜊᜓᜆᜓ /buˈtoʔ/ | tulang /tuʔˈlaŋ/ |
| Blood | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | ᜇᜓᜄᜓ /duˈɡoʔ/ | rugoʼ /ruɡoʔ/ |
| Poop | tae /taʔe/ | tae /taʔe/ | tae /taʔe/ | udo /ʔuˈdoʔ/ | tae /ˈtaʔɛ/ | ᜆᜁ /taʔe/ | — |
| Love | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | pagkamoot /paɡkamoʔot/ | pag-ibig /paɡʔibiɡ/ | ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /ibiɡ/ | pagkaibəg /paɡkaʔibəɡ/ |
| Tree | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | puno /puno/ | ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ |
| Dog | iro /ʔiˈɾoʔ/ | ido /ʔido/ | ayam /ˈʔajam/ | ayam /ajam/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | ᜀᜐᜓ /aso/ | ayam /ajam/ |
| Cat | iring /iɾiŋ/ | kuring /kuɾiŋ/ | misay /misaj/ | ikos /ikos/ | pusa /pusa/ | ᜉᜓᜐ /pusa/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ |
| Fish | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | isda /ʔisˈda/ | sira /ˈsiɾaʔ/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | isira /ʔiˈsiɾaʔ/ |
| Bird | langgam /laŋˈɡam/ | pispis /pisˈpis/ | tamsi /tamsi/ | gamgam /ɡamɡam/ | ibon /ʔiˈbon/ | ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔ /iˈbon/ | bayóng /baˈjoŋ/ |
| Butterfly | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/ | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋbaŋ/ | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/ | kulagbaw /kulaɡˈbaw/ | paruparo /paɾupaˈɾo/ | — | — |
| Egg | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | bunay /buˈnaj/ | sugok /suɡok/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔ /itˈloɡ/ | itlog /ʔitloɡ/ |
| Bear | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ | — | — |
| Horse | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | — | — |
| House | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | harong /haɾoŋ/ | bahay /bahaj/ | ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ /bahaj/ | baləy /baləj/ |
| Milk | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | ᜄᜆᜐ᜔ /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ |
| Honey | dugos /duˈɡos/ | dugos /duˈɡos/ | dugos /duˈɡos/ | tangguli /taŋɡuli/ | pulot /puˈlot/ | ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔ /puˈlot/ | — |
| Salt | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ /aˈsin/ | asin /aˈsin/ |
| Wine | bino /ˈbino/ | bino /ˈbino/ | bino /ˈbino/ | arak /ˈʔaɾak/ | alak /ˈʔalak/ | ᜀᜎᜃ᜔ /ˈʔalak/ | — |
| Rice | bugas /buˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ | bagas /baˈɡas/ | bigas /biˈɡas/ | ᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔ /biˈɡas/ | bəgas /bəɡas/ |
| Chocolate | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | sikolate /sikoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | — | — |
| Iron | puthaw /putˈhaw/ | salsalon /salsaˈlon/ | puthaw /putˈhaw/ | batbat /ˈbatbat/ | bakal /baˈkal/ | ᜊᜃᜎ᜔ /ˈbakal/ | — |
| Wheel | ligid /liˈɡid/ | rueda /ɾuˈeda/ | kaliding /kalidiŋ/ | ruweda /ɾuˈweda/ | gulong /ɡuˈloŋ/ | ᜄᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ /ɡuˈloŋ/ | — |
| Silk | sida /ˈsida/ | seda /ˈseda/ | sida /siˈda/ | seda /ˈseda/ | sutla /sutˈlaʔ/ | — | — |
| Book | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | libro /liˈbɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | aklat /ʔakˈlat/ | — | libro /libˈɾo/ |
| Eat | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kakanon /kakanon/ | kumain /kumaˈʔin/ | ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ /kain/ | kaən /kaʔən/ |
| Drink | inom /inom/ | inom /ʔinom/ | inom /ʔinom/ | inumon /inumon/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | ᜁᜈᜓᜋ᜔ /inom/ | inum /inum/ |
| Sleep | matulog /maˈtuloɡ/ | matulog /matuˈloɡ/ | turog /turoɡ/ | turog /tuɾoɡ/ | matulog /maˈtuloɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ /ˈtuloɡ/ | turog /tuɾoɡ/ |
| One | usa /usa/ | isa /ʔisa/ | usa /ʔusa/ | saro /saɾo/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | ᜁᜐ /isa/ | əsad /əsad/ |
| Two | duha /duˈha/ | duha /duˈha/ | duha /duha/ | duwa /duwa/ | dalawa /dalaˈwa/ | ᜇᜎᜏ /dalaˈwa/ | darwā /darwaː/ |
| Three | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tatlo /ˈtatlo/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tatlo /tatˈloʔ/ | ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ /tatˈloʔ/ | tolō /toloː/ |
| Four | upat /ˈʔupat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ | upat /ˈʔupat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ | ᜀᜉᜆ᜔ /aˈpat/ | əpat /əpat/ |
| Five | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | ᜎᜒᜋ /liˈma/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | sandaan /sanˈdaʔan/ | ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ /daˈʔan/ | sanggatos /saŋɡaˈtos/ |
| Hello | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ /mabuhaj/ | kumusta /kumusta/ |
| Thank you | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | dios mabalos /dios mabalos/ | salamat /salamat/ | ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ /salamat/ | dyos mabalos /djos mabalos/ |
| Good | maayo /maʔajo/ | maayo /maʔajo/ | maupay /maʔupaj/ | marhay /maɾhaj/ | mabuti /mabuti/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ /mabuti/ | marhəy /maɾhəj/ |
| New | bag-o /ˈbaɡʔo/ | bag-o /ˈbaɡʔo/ | bag-o /baɡˈʔo/ | bago /ˈbaʔɡo/ | bago /ˈbaɡo/ | ᜊᜄᜓ /baɡo/ | bago /baˈɡo/ |
| Red | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈlaʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜎ /puˈlaʔ/ | pula /puˈla/ |
| White | puti /puˈti/ | maputi /mapuˈtiʔ/ | busag /buˈsaɡ/ | puti /puˈti/ | puti /puˈtiʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜆᜒ /puˈtiʔ/ | maputi /maˈputiʔ/ |
| Black | itom /iˈtom/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itim /ʔiˈtim/ | ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔ /iˈtim/ | itom /iˈtom/ |
| Green | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛɾde/ | — | — |
| Blue | asul /ʔaˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /ʔaˈsul/ | — | — |
| Cuckoo | kukok /ˈkukok/ | — | — | — | kakok /kaˈkok/ | — | — |
| Woof | aw aw /ʔaw ʔaw/ | — | — | — | aw aw /ʔaw ʔaw/ | — | — |
| Computer | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompiyuter /kompiˈjuteɾ/ | — | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | ᜊᜓᜇᜓ /ˈbuɾo/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
| Tea | tsa /tʃa/ | tsa /tʃa/ | — | tsa /tsa/ | tsaa /tsaˈʔa/ | — | — |
| Coffee | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | — | — |
| Sugar | asukar /ʔaˈsukar/ | kalamay /kalamaj/ | asukar /ʔaˈsukaɾ/ | asukar /ʔaˈsukar/ | asukal /ʔaˈsukal/ | — | — |
| Orange | kahil /kaˈhil/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | dalandan /dalanˈdan/ | — | — |
| Ninety-nine | nobentay nuybe /noˈbɛntaj ˈnujbe/ | nobentay nwebe /noˈbɛntaj ˈnwebe/ | kasiyaman kag siyam /kasijaˈman kaɡ siˈjam/ | nobenta y nwebe /noˈbɛnta i ˈnwebe/ | siyamnapuʼt siyam /ʃamnaˈput ʃam/ | — | — |
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