The Dialectology of Cebuano: Bohol, Cebu and Davao

Mao ni ang tugtog nga Budots.  Tugtog ug sayaw nga gikan sa Davao.

Kamo na lay pangita sa sayaw sa youtube.

Salida sa nagsikit nga langit ug impyerno.

Convert numbers into Cebuano words

Sources: University of the Philippines Library Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines http://www.up.edu.ph/

http://www.hawaii.edu/cps/visayans.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visayan_languages

By: Sindy

(Excerpt from CELISTIAL June - July 2009 issue)

My favorite trip is coming.Saturday morning, my friends and I assembled in the Celi’s lobby at 8:30 A.M. We waited for the bus that will take us to the pier. Everyone was expecting this trip.After two hours on the boat voyage, we arrived in Bohol Island smoothly. Even though it was raining, we still felt happy and excited.

Kun naa kay dose ka bato. Unsaon man nimo paglumbay aron
makahimo ka og linya nga tag-upat ang sulod?

Tubag:

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Tugbang pa ni Juan, Napulo lang ka bato ang akong kinahanglan ug lima
pa gyod ka lumbay ang akong mahimo.

Giunsa man ni Juan paghimo ang lumbay?

 Mao ni ang tubag

English loan words in Cebuano: