Bisayan

[ bih-sahy-uhn ]

noun,plural Bi·sa·yans, (especially collectively) Bi·sa·yan.

Visayan.

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How to use Bisayan in a sentence

He was a grand minister of the gospel, and knew the Bisayan tongue very well.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXI, 1624 | Various
He understood the Bisayan language very well, and consequently learned the one peculiar to that island in a short time.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXI, 1624 | Various
Physically and mentally they are inferior to the Tagalogs, and superior to the inhabitants of the eastern Bisayan Islands.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes | Toms de Comyn
For rice there are no less than sixty-five words in Bisayan; for bamboo, twenty.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands | John Bowring
The Bisayan has more Malay words than have the dialects spoken in Luzon.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands | John Bowring

British Dictionary definitions for Bisayan

Bisayan

/ (bɪˈsɑːjən) /

noun

a variant of Visayan

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