Books written in Cebuano
Hello, I am an English future mother in law to a lovely lady from Cebu, and I would like to know where I can purchase a book written in Cebuano as a welcoming present. I have tried Foyles and online, but I am having great difficulty in finding something that is modern and enjoyable. I would be very grateful for any assistance on any websites or places to go in London or near to London. Thank you in advance, Liz.
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Cebuano Literature
Hello! I'm in the US but have been looking for books written in Cebuano. There aren't very many out there and you really have to look. Viictory is correct in mentioning that schools mainly teach in English and Tagalog, but lately there has been a major resurgence in learning your local language of where you're from. There are more publishing companies and authors trying to focus more on their regional local language because Tagalog has been held above every other language.
I don't know of any physical stores that carry Cebuano literature, but in researching, I have come across quite a few FB groups of Cebuano writers and readers. I've been in contact with a Cebuano writer John Dante because he recently published a Cebuano novel but currently its only in the Philippines. He did mention that he would have an ebook coming out soon, but he has also written some short stories that you can read online.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R44ri6SqHpIv91eALDhoFjJHuC0ugrjB/view?fbclid=IwAR1pkd8rxHJHT0L1i8c0An35TZyM0YmqSmhCa7GrQXN-Iumz2yubvOl1ADg_aem_AcWjB7k-DKykMoRafz9UjZA5oMcujCXBWb2oOY6jLZDtHgGEY-n5wCr2NTrlfap0Wxw
I know this isn't quite what you're looking for, but maybe you can have this printed out into a nice little booklet for her?
Omar Khalid is also another Cebuano writer, he's a poet but I haven't had a chance to read anything of his yet.
If you are on FB, there's a group called Bisaya/cebuano writers and another group called Cebuano/Bisaya language learning. I've only just started delving into Cebuano Literature myself so have limited knowledge, but just wanted to share a few things I have come across ????