Bisayan

American  

[bih-sahy-uhn] / bɪˈsaɪ ən /

noun

Bisayans, plural Bisayan plural

1. Visayan.

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Bisayan British  

/ bɪˈsɑːjən /

noun

1. a variant of Visayan

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Bisayan
  plural
• Bisayans
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Bisayan Bisayans

In Tagalog and Bisayan the letter “n” is dropped and the word is pronounced “be-lat′-ic.”

From Negritos of Zambales by Reed, William Allan

Up to date about two hundred Bisayan Indians have died, most of them from diseases.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen

He understood the Bisayan language very well, and consequently learned the one peculiar to that island in a short time.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

P. Bohol Bisayan 187,327 26             C. Burias Bicol 1,786 1 G a3.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

He compiled a grammar and dictionary in Bisayan dialects.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

Corcuera himself accompanied the expedition, and at Zamboanga, where they arrived February 22, 1637, he united a force of 760 Spaniards and many Bisayans and Pampangas.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.

External appearance is more strictly regarded among the Bisayans than by the Bicols and Tagalogs.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

The Tagáls wore black as a sign of mourning; the Bisayans wore white, and shaved the head and eyebrows.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Various

He was a missionary in Naujan of Mindoro, in Ternate, and among the Bisayans and Tagáls.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

Although I had already inquired for them from Ilocano boys, my first actual knowledge of Filipino riddles was due to Mr. George T. Shoens, American teacher among the Bisayans.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick