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Bislish
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English
Etymology
en Bisaya English ceb.
Proper noun
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en Philippines linguistics an informal bilingual variety of the Cebuano language that incorporates English lexis
en Philippines linguistics by extension an informal bilingual variety of any Visayan language, such as Hiligaynon, etc, that incorporates English lexis
Usage notes
This bilingual code-switching phenomenon is chiefly practiced in or from the Philippines, especially in Metro Cebu and other Cebuano-speaking areas of Visayas and Mindanao where Cebuano and English are the colloquial and formal mainstream languages, among other local languages during the 20th to 21st century.
Noun
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en Philippines uncountable A particular instance of Bislish
See also
en Taglish
en Hokaglish
en Conyo