Ano sa Cebuano ang...

[jerry_x]

i dont think cebuano will die as a language naman..disadvantage lang naman kasi its more of a spoken language than a written one..but when it comes to native speakers (which is a big factor for a language to live and evolve) marami sila, esp. southern philippines

and i think what nicolai really meant was that the younger bisaya generation is learning it improperly, i mean, with not so correct usage of words, or construction of sentence..

it should be noted though that the cebuano spoken between the older and younger generation has a disparity..the old ones is more proper, uses deep words, and perfect (perfect as in every word is pure cebuano and not substituted by a tagalog counterpart)

the cebuano spoken by the young ones is kind of informal, "street", grammatically wrong, and sooooooooooo tagalized..

[beach_babe]

i dont think cebuano will die as a language naman..disadvantage lang naman kasi its more of a spoken language than a written one..but when it comes to native speakers (which is a big factor for a language to live and evolve) marami sila, esp. southern philippines

and i think what nicolai really meant was that the younger bisaya generation is learning it improperly, i mean, with not so correct usage of words, or construction of sentence..

it should be noted though that the cebuano spoken between the older and younger generation has a disparity..the old ones is more proper, uses deep words, and perfect (perfect as in every word is pure cebuano and not substituted by a tagalog counterpart)

the cebuano spoken by the young ones is kind of informal, "street", grammatically wrong, and sooooooooooo tagalized..

binisay a daw ni beh...

[jerry_x]

binisay a daw ni beh...

ha? taas man kaayo..

[FFY.]

Dmd oy. Nanosebleed ko da. Wa'y mas kuyaw?

[beach_babe]

ha? taas man kaayo..

bitaw binuang ra..taga cebu jud ka?

[jerry_x]

bitaw binuang ra..taga cebu jud ka?

dili..taga Mindanao

[beach_babe]

aw pareho man diay ta..uli ko karong sabado didto.. mingaw nakog laag didto dah1

[jerry_x]

asa dapit inyo?

[beach_babe]

cagayan de oro.inyo?

[jerry_x]

cagayan de oro.inyo?

iligan_.

[beach_babe]

duol ra diay ta.. taga diha akong papa

[nicolai_frank]

libog..haha..most, if not all, tagalog-speakers would really laugh at you if they hear you say "naglibog jud ko"..

i find the cebuano spoken in Cebu as the most classical, you'd even hear words that you haven't encountered before..also, they have different names for things like: anchojos, otaw, espejo..

Siquijor Cebuano is very similar to the Cebuano language spoken in Cebu except Cebu City. I grew up there and I love how Siquijudnons speak the language.

BTW, espejo is a Spanish word, not Cebuano.

and of course most distinct yung dropping/replacing of l to w like: buwad, puwa, nahoog (as in nahulog)..had a terrible experience pa in a restaurant in Cebu, i was ordering chicken, and the crew asked me, "hang?" ako pud wa ko ka-gets, i just blinked my eyes! it took me seconds before i realized na "halang?" diay iya pasabot

Cebu City lang na. Because even in Mandaue, the closest city does not adopt how the Cebuanos in Cebu City speak the language.

the Cebuano spoken in Davao naman is more "tagalized", and the people there are really known for mixing tagalog and bisaya when speaking

also na-notice ko rin sa Cebuano spoken in Mindanao is the influence of some ilonggo syntax like "gina" like when you say ginahimo, ginahatag..which is absolutely absent in the Cebuano spoken in cebu

I find it awkward and jarring to hear.

lastly, have you heared Surigaonon..? they replace l with y so they call their house: "bayay"

Natuyog waya haboy haboy gidagan bitaw ug gibunaybunayan?

[nicolai_frank]

i dont think cebuano will die as a language naman..disadvantage lang naman kasi its more of a spoken language than a written one..but when it comes to native speakers (which is a big factor for a language to live and evolve) marami sila, esp. southern philippines

and i think what nicolai really meant was that the younger bisaya generation is learning it improperly, i mean, with not so correct usage of words, or construction of sentence..

it should be noted though that the cebuano spoken between the older and younger generation has a disparity..the old ones is more proper, uses deep words, and perfect (perfect as in every word is pure cebuano and not substituted by a tagalog counterpart)

the cebuano spoken by the young ones is kind of informal, "street", grammatically wrong, and sooooooooooo tagalized..

Kaya, I was so fortunate to have grown up in Siquijor where the Cebuano was perfect. Our community spoke pure Cebuano and sometimes mixed with Spanish words.

When I went to college in Iligan (MSU), my classmates would laugh at me because they could not understand my Cebuano words.

cagayan de oro.inyo?

My brother is in Macahambus.

iligan_.

My family is in Tibanga.

[beach_babe]

lolo is from siquijor,mom's side is from camiguin..pero never pako ka adto siquijor

[altair]

Another dying filipino language. Ano papalit? Koreano? Dami kasing koreano jan sa Cebu.

And to think this was the first place where filipinos made their first stand against a foreign army (mactan)... really sad indeed.

dying???

wa ka kuyapi?

mas daghang native Cebuano speakers kaysa Tagalog native speakers no!

[beach_babe]

pataka lang istorya gidaghanan siya sa koreans sa cebu..buang

[motorbay]

I'm from Cebu. I have to agree that the new generation speaks wayyy differently from the older ones. Murag i-mix na nila ug ininglis.

Just sharing. Some municipalities in Cebu have their own terms.

Ex. in Argao (Cebu) my mom's birthplace. 'Tuya' is 'Buang' w/c means 'Crazy' in English.

in Bantayan island, my father's birthplace. 'Maot' is 'Bati' w/c means 'Ugly' in English. I think Maot is used in some places in Visayas, too.

[beach_babe]

maot gyapon na sa amo sa cdo..diri sa dumaguete ang ilang gwapa angayan ang tawag pero sa uban lahi ang pasabot sa angayan.

[motorbay]

@beachbabe, mo ba. sa CDO naa pud sila expression na 'Chada'(?) -- this means 'nindot' or 'cool'?

[beach_babe]

yep,chada means nindot if moingon og chuy pasabot ana cool ka