Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official languag of the Philippines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Language spoken in the
Philippines in and near the province ofCebu . - adjective Pertaining to the Cebuano language or to its speakers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines
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Examples
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These were published between 1904 and 1938 in Tagalog, Cebuano and Hiligaynon.
Archive 2008-02-01 vonjobi 2008
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These were published between 1904 and 1938 in Tagalog, Cebuano and Hiligaynon.
FO: Plays vonjobi 2008
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Tagalog seems to be pretty consistently misidentified as Cebuano, although both are listed.
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And the language he learned and heard since that time are the Cebuano dialect and tagalog language which is taught in the early years of schooling in the Philippines.
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And the language he learned and heard since that time are the Cebuano dialect and tagalog language which is taught in the early years of schooling in the Philippines.
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I can picture you munching on a crunchy skin of a Cebuano lechon but not the dread of witnessing a pig's unceremonious death Pinoy style.
Pig Killing floreta 2009
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I know enough to eavesdrop every time my mom gets on the phone and talks boisterously in Cebuano.
Archive 2009-11-01 floreta 2009
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I know enough to eavesdrop every time my mom gets on the phone and talks boisterously in Cebuano.
Top 10 Things I'd Like to Do While Living In Asia floreta 2009
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Languages: Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan
Philippines 2008
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Ethnic groups: Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)
Philippines 2008
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