These four terms have been widely used, yet some students have not really understood how one differs from the others. Many have asked me yes or no cebuano is similar to Binisaya gold visaya spoken in Cagayan de Oro and the rest of Mindanao. Also, some of my clients in the translation industry ask me from time to time if cebuano and visaya they are one and the same language.

visaya refers to the people of the Visayas and the non-Muslim population of Mindanao. We have the Lumads of Mindanao, of course, with their own languages ​​like the Manobos, Bagobos, Bukidnons, among others, but most of them speak Visayan. Yeah, visaya It can also refer to the language spoken. Like Filipino, people; and Filipino, the language.

On the other hand, Binisaya is literally “in Visaya” just like “tinagalog“(“in Tagalog”) or “English” (“in English”). This can also refer to language. For example, “Unsay niana binisaya” (That [the term for] what in visaya). When we add a verbal affix like “magbinisaya kitaso we have “let’s talk Visaya”. therefore my Magbinisaya Kita series.

cebuano is the language of the people of Cebu. Also Known As sugbuhanon gold sinugbuhanon. Is visaya. In fact, that’s how visaya is known throughout the world and even in the academy that codifies it as Sebwano. However, the people of Mindanao avoid calling their language cebuano which they consider the language of the people of Cebu. they call it visaya gold Binisaya instead. So I often use both terms interchangeably.

visayahowever, it should not be confused with visayawhich is a subgroup of Philippine languages ​​that includes Cebuano/Visaya, Hiligaynon, Waray, Aklanon, Kinaray-aetc