cebuano
Cebuano
Cebuano
Essays
- Lots of info on the language, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, numbers, common expressions and links.
- Useful info about different languages spoken in the Phillipines, including Cebuano & a nice story about language misunderstandings.
- In-depth article about the state of the language, grammar, pronunciation, gestures and useful phrases.
- Information on the Latin script for Cebuano, its origin, a chart of all the letters and a collection of links.
- Short essay on the history, pronunciation, stress, grammar and common phrases in Cebuano.
- An article about the major difficulties a student had in learning Cebuano.
The Difference between Bisaya, Binisaya, Visayan & Cebuano
- Short but informative article about these four words often used seemingly interchangably.
Courses
Peace Corps Cebuano Language Packet 1993 (review)
- Teaches language useful for everyday situations, with grammar notes, workbook, phrasebook and glossary.
Peace Corps Cebuano by B. Baura, 1967
- 22 lessons with dialogues, culture notes, song lyrics & drills. More designed to be used with a teacher than self-study.
Websites
- Information on Cebuano culture, dance, cuisine, festivals, travel spots and bilingual folktales with a list of common Cebuano words.
Learning Conversational Cebuano
- A guide to Cebuano pronunciation and useful phrases with audio for asking directions, pronouns, giving commands etc.
- Comprehensive phrasebook for everyday Cebuano. Looks really useful but no audio.
- Several free lessons with audio & video covering some basic grammar & conversation, a small phrasebook & vocab lists.
Learn Cebuano Part 1 Greetings
- Short video with information on the language, various greetings & culture explanations.
- Reviews of free and commerical resources for learning Cebuano and a collection of Cebuano song lyrics with English translation.
- 14 lessons teaching Cebuano phrases, vocabulary and grammar, with listen-and-repeat audio.
- Flash based exercises for learning some basic vocabulary and numbers in Cebuano.
- A small list of Cebuano phrases and vocabulary.
- A collection of Cebuano phrases and vocabulary with audio.
- Wordlists and basic grammatical words (pronouns etc) with example sentences and some flash exercises.
Qasana Available in many languages
- Online flashcard tool for learning Cebuano vocab and testing yourself.
- Large list of vocabulary and phrases arranged by topic.
Building words in Bisaya part 1 & part 2
- Building up vocabulary from single root words.
- Topically arranged vocabulary for Cebuano with audio. DEAD LINK
E-books
Cebuano Study Notes by T. Marking, 2005
- Covers Cebuano pronunciation, dialects, info on the language and grammar with accompanying vocab lists.
A Description of Cebuano Visayan by J. Wolff, 1962
- Huge book with stories & texts with translation, detailed explanations of Cebuano grammar, pronunciation and glossary.
Cebuano Language Objectives for Missionaries (alternative) 2002
- Detailed grammar explanations in non-technical terms, with example sentences, large vocabulary list and extra dialogues.
English-Bisaya Grammar by Fathers Guillen, Nicolas, Zueco & P. Jimenez, 1904
- Large grammar book with translation exercises for each section and topically arranged vocab lists. Old but could still be useful.
- Short list of Cebuano phrases for using in friendly conversation.
- Comparative list of vocab from 12 Phillipine languages.
Ang Dila Natong Bisaya by M. Yap, 1947
- A grammar book of Cebuano written entirely in Cebuano.
Forums
Living in Cebu forums: Spoken languages
- Large forum with loads of useful topics about learning Cebuano, vocabulary, learning resources and lots more.
- Unfortunately only a few threads for Cebuano so far but you may find help if you post. DEAD LINK
Blogs
- Blog by a student of Cebuano, with posts explaining grammar points.
Authentic Materials
- Online newspaper in Cebuano.
- Cebuano Wikipedia with more than 42,000 articles.
Technical
- On-line dictionary searchable in English, Cebuano, Hiligaynon & Tagalog. Useful if you want to compare Phillipine languages.
English <=> Cebuano Dictionary
- Simple, two-way searchable dictionary.
Bansa English & Cebuano Dictionary
- Searchable two-way dictionary.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan Vol I, Vol II by J. U. Wolff, 1972
- Cebuano-English with 25000 entries and info on the language. Work in progress HTML and searchable version here.