#visayan

"The story of the Bakunawa began many moons ago... It is believed to have existed within the depths of the waters beneath our land. BAKU ᜊᜃᜓ (bent) NAWA ᜈᜏ (snake) Moon-eater. The cause of natural phenomena. Powerful she is, but there is a delicate balance between worlds that we constantly battle. And even the most powerful, like the Bakunawa, is subject to order and pain. But yet she emerges—and they have no choice but to let her." 🌑🐉🌒🌓🌕🌖🌗🌘

Aesthetic of the languages on earth : Cebuano

whenever you pray to her recite this prayer:

OM MAGAWAYAN DEWI NAMAHA

📍Bukidnon, Mindanao, The Philippines

🌹ig @nerizaizai

Hey all!! Have been wanting to make a Cebuano vocabulary list for a while now, I'm waiting to be able to get "Bisdak: learn to speak Cebuano overnight" by KD Sofia Sigil but in the meantime my boyfriend is a native speaker and helped me make this short little list! There's no theme to it, because many words I ask him he says they just use English (such as strawberry).

Cebuano, or Bisayâ/Binisayâ (Visayan in English) in the language, is spoken in the south of the Philippines, in Visayas (such as Cebu, of which Cebuano is named after and home to standard Cebuano) and in Mindanao. It's the lingua franca in many of these areas, and English is weaved throughout the language, making it a bit difficult to learn, as pure Visayan often sounds archaic, such as the Lord's Prayer:

"Amahán namò nga anaa sa mga langit, pagdaygon ang imong ngalan, umabót kanamò ang imong gingharian, matuman ang imong pagbuót, dinhí sa yutà maingón sa langit. Ang kalan-on namò sa matag adlaw, ihatag kanamò karóng adlawa.

Ug pasayloa kamí sa among mga salâ, ingón nga nagapasaylo kamí sa mga nakasalâ kanamò. Ug dilì mo kamí itugyan sa panuláy, hinunua luwasá kamí sa daután. Amen."

It is apart of the Bisayan language group (of the wider central Philippine group), and is by far the most widely spoken out of the Bisayan languages, spoken by about 20 million people. Other major languages within this group are Hiligaynon (7.8 million people) and Waray (3.6 million people). Many speakers of Cebuano prefer the term Bisayâ or Binisayâ, or Visayan in English (not to be confused with the broader Bisayan group) as they trace their ancestry to speakers of their native area, not settlers from Cebu. Even within the Visayan language, there are distinct dialects, such as the Bohol dialect on the island of Bohol.

Map of where Visayan is spoken

📍Chocolate Hills, Bohol, The Philippines / Mga Bungtod sa Tsokolate

🌹ig @jak73

Vocab List:

Moon - Bulan 🌕

Moonlight - Kahayag sa bulan 🌃

Sun - Adlaw ☀️

Sunset - Pagsalop sa adlaw 🌅

Sunlight - Kahayag sa adlaw 🌻

Darkness - Kangitngit 🌑

Dawn - Kadlawon 🌅

Star - Bitoon 🌟

Morning - Buntag 🌞

Night - Gabie 🌌

Flower - Bulak 🌷

Cloud - Panganod ☁️

Sky/Heaven - Langit 🌤

Rain - Uwan/Ulan 🌧

Bumblebee - Buyog 🐝

Spider - Alilawa 🕷

Spiderweb - Supot sa alilawa 🕸

Cat - Iring 🐈‍⬛️

Dog - Iro 🐕

Fish - Isda 🐠

Snake - Halas 🐍

Music - Sonata 🎶

Song - Kanta 🎵

Tree - Kahoy/Punoan 🌴

Fairy/Supernatural Spirit - Enkanto 🧚‍♀️

Love - Gugma 💖

Water - Tubig ⛲️

Fire - Kalayo 🔥

Wind - Hangin 🌬

Ocean - Lawud 🌊

Island- Isla 🏝

Seashell - Kinhason 🐚

Pearl - Perlas 🦪

Monkey - Unggoy 🐒

Deer - Usa 🦌

Cow - Baka 🐮

Pig - Baboy 🐷

Horse - Kabayo 🐎

Sheep - Karnero 🐑

Mouse - Elaga 🐭

Goat - Kanding 🐐

Duck - Pato 🦆

Chicken - Manok 🐔

Just short and sweet, but it's a start! 🦭

Leaving you with a poem:

Uling [Charcoal] ~

"Nagbaga nga kalayo sa atong kabatan-onan [The burning fire of our youth]

'di mapalong kon agi-an man sa mug-ot nga panganod ug uwan [can't be extinguished even through dark clouds and rain]

sama sa usa ka punoan nga aduna'y gibarugan [like a tree that has something to stand on]

'di matarug ug matangtang bisag kapila mo pang tayhupan." [it will not be shaken and removed no matter how many times you blow it]

~Jo Organiza