Cebuano phrasebook
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Cebuano, also called Sugboanon or Bisayan, is a major language in the southern Philippines. It is spoken natively throughout Cebu Province, Bohol, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, and Camiguin, in much of Leyte and Mindanao, and in parts of Samar.
With over twenty million native speakers, Cebuano is the second most common Filipino language, after Tagalog (Filipino). It is the most important of a large group of Visayan languages.
Pronunciation guideCebuano is an extremely phonetic language, thus making it much more simple for non-Cebuanos to learn and speak.
Phrase listFor numbers above 10, Spanish is more commonly used, though it spell phonetically.g.00, in English, it says five pesos, but in Cebuano, it says singko pesos (SEENG-kaw PEH-sawss)).
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Cebuano phrasebook" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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