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using the o and u sa Bisaya

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:49 — Wail

i am writing for a visayan newspaper and the usage of letter o and u confuses me. e.g. the word polis or pulis, kapolisan or kapulisan, which is the right spelling for it? anybody pls enlighten me on this:D

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Thu, 07/22/2010 - 17:49 — litogo
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O and U

The right spelling should be "polis" and "kapolisan".

See the following Visayan orthographic convention used by Bisaya Magasin   bismag.pbworks.com/Lagda+Sa+Espeling