Bisaya

bisaya English Proper noun An indigenous people of Borneo. Cebuano Etymology ceb :der<unc> sa:- ceb. Possibly related to ceb sa विषय kingdom; dominion; region; territory; domain; realm, according to Potet (2016). Compare bsy Bisaya, bsb Bisaya, txx Bisaya, km វិស័យ, th วิสัย, pi visaya. Other theories include: From ceb ms Sri Vijaya Sri Vijaya, from ceb sa श्री विजय śrī vijayá. During the 1950s to the 1960s, various authors have claimed that Bisaya is derived from Sri Vijaya, claiming the early settlers of Panay were either from Sri Vijaya or subjects of Sri Vijaya. However, linguist Eugene Verstraelen refutes these claims by pointing out that Vijaya would have been "Bidaya" or "Biraya". Compare ceb ms bisai. From ceb sa वैश्य váiśya which would have been what Indian traders and/or pirates might have described the settlers of Panay. Pronunciation ceb Bi sa ya bisayâ Noun Bisayâ + Visayan person ceb Filipino ang mga Bisaya. Visayans are Filipinos. Proper noun Bisayâ + Cebuano language see usage notes ceb Cebuano Usage notes Most speakers of the language, while speaking in Cebuano, would usually call the language as Bisaya or Binisaya. Speakers outside Cebu may refuse to call the language Cebuano since the language is also used in other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao. In Cebu, and in media, the language is called Sinugboanon. Cebuano, as a name of the language, is almost only used in English. Furthermore, other similar languages under the Visayan language continuum refers their language also as Bisaya or Binisaya, but in most instances they call their own language in their exonym to avoid confusion. Derived terms ceb Bisayista Binisaya Kabisay-an Further reading Bisaya Ethnologue Subgroup List under Bisaya ceb Cebuano Wiktionary Central Bikol bcl :der<unc> sa:- Pronunciation bcl Bi sa ya bisayà Noun bcl noun Bisayà Visayan person Noun bcl proper noun Bisayà Visayan dialect continuum Cebuano language Adjective bcl adjective Bisayà Visayan Usage notes In the sense of "Visayan person", often denotes a person who is ethnically Cebuano in addition to the peoples of the Visayas in general. People who speak a Visayan language, but is not ethnically Visayan or from the Visayas region, such as the natives of Masbate or southern Sorsogon, do not consider themselves Visayan. Hiligaynon/Ilonggo and Waray are also considered Visayans, and also call their respective languages "Bisaya" in addition to autonyms, but they would prefer being called by their respective ethnonyms instead. In the regions in the Visayas where they are native to (Panay and Negros, and Samar and Leyte), "Bisaya" usually denotes a Cebuano speaker. Derived terms bcl Bisakol Kabisayaan Hiligaynon hil :der<unc> sa:- Adjective Bisayâ Visayan Proper noun Binisayâ any of the Visayan language hil Binisaya hil specifically Cebuano language Derived terms hil Binisaya hil Kabisayaan Further reading Ethnologue Subgroup List under Bisaya hil hil Languages Tagalog Alternative forms tl Visaya obsolete Etymology tl :bor ceb:Bisaya + tl ceb Bisaya, of uncertain origin, possibly tl sa -. Possibly related to sa विषय kingdom; dominion; region; territory; domain; realm, according to Potet (2016).TBC 278 Compare km វិស័យ, th วิสัย, pi visaya, bsy Bisaya, bsb Bisaya, txx Bisaya. Other theories include: From ms-old Sri Vijaya Srivijaya Sri Vijaya, from sa श्री विजय śrī vijayá. During the 1950s to the 1960s, various authors have claimed that Bisaya is derived from Sri Vijaya, claiming the early settlers of Panay were either from Sri Vijaya or subjects of Sri Vijaya. However, linguist Eugene Verstraelen refutes these claims by pointing out that Vijaya would have been "Bidaya" or "Biraya". Compare ms bisai, from ta விசை. From sa वैश्य váiśya which would have been what Indian traders and/or pirates might have described the settlers of Panay. Pronunciation Bisayà<qq:common> Bisayâ Proper noun Bisayà,Bisayâ + tl strictly Cebuano language tl Cebuano Visayan dialect continuum Derived terms tl magbisaya Binisaya bisayain binisaya ipabisaya mabisaya makabisaya makibisaya makipagbisaya mangbisaya mapagbisaya napakabisaya pabisaya pagbisaya pagkabisaya pagkakabisaya pakibisaya pakikipagbisaya palabisaya tagapagbisaya magbisayaan Bisakol Adjective Bisayà,Bisayâ + Visayan pertaining to Visayas Derived terms tl pinakabisaya bisayang-bisaya Noun Bisayà,Bisayâ + Visayan person from the Visayan region Cebuano speaker of Cebuano tl Cebuano Usage notes In Tagalog language Tagalog, the term Bisaya usually refers to Cebuanos—the Cebuano people people, their Cebuano language language, and its speakers. Other Visayan groups (e.g., Hiligaynon people Hiligaynon, Waray people Waray) also call their languages Bisaya, but they often use the term to mean Cebuano language Cebuano, which can cause confusion or offense. Cebuano language Cebuano speakers outside Cebu often use Bisaya for the Cebuano language Cebuano variety of Cebu, while local variants have specific names (e.g., Boholano dialect Boholano, Kana dialect Kana). In Mindanao, groups like the Surigaonon people Surigaonon and Butuanon people Butuanon distinguish their own language groups but may still use Bisaya to mean a Cebuano or Hiligaynon speaker, which can likewise be misleading. Despite this, Bisaya has become the preferred ethnonym for Cebuano language Cebuano speakers in Mindanao, where the Cebuano language (called ceb Binisaya) spread widely due to migration and cultural assimilation throughout the 20th century. Derived terms tl Kabisayaan pambisaya tagabisaya See also tl Pintados References Further reading Ethnologue Subgroup List under Bisaya 135 tl Languages Demonyms