Translate English to Visayan
If you have a friend who lives in or is originally from the Visayan Islands of the Philippines, you may want to translate from English to Visayan or translate from Visayan to English. And you can give them a big surprise if you send your next message in their own language!
Before you begin, it may be helpful to understand a little about the Visayas region, culture, and languages.
The word Bisaya refers to the region of the Visayan Islands in the Philippines. The Visayan Islands include Panay, Negros, Cebu, Leyte, Bohol, and a few other islands.
Visayan people speak several Visayan languages, including Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Karay-a, Aklanon, and several others.
People who speak Cebuano or another Visayan language may refer to it in their dialect as Bisaya. Therefore, it is important to check which Visayan language they are referring to. Is it Cebuano or another language from the Visayan region?
Note that the vocabulary of Cebuano and other Visayan languages is quite different from the vocabulary of Tagalog, which is the main language in the Philippines.
To translate from English to Visayan or Cebuano, you can do one or more of the following.
- Take a language course.
- Buy an English – Bisaya Dictionary.
- Get some online friends from the Visayas and ask them to help you translate your text.
- Use an online service. On our website, for example, you can learn more about free online English to Cebuano and Cebuano to English translation tools.
It’s not too difficult to translate your message into Bisaya or Cebuano if you have a little understanding of the different languages, which one you need, and where to go for help.
