Learning Bisaya
Are there comprehensive Bisaya references with example sentences,
aside from http://www.bohol.ph/books/Jimenez/EnglishBisayaGrammar.html
?
I'd like to learn Bisaya, but I'm worried I might end up with archaic
forms… <grin>
| Have you the bread? | Na-a ba canimo ang pan? |
| Yes, sir, I have the bread | Oo, ania canaco ang pan. |
| Have you your bread? | Na-a ba canimo ang imong pan? |
| I have my bread. | Ania canaco ang acong pan. |
| Have you the salt? | Na-a ba canimo ang asin? |
| I have the salt | Ania canaco ang asin. |
| Have you my salt? | Na-a ba canimo ang acong asin? |
| I have your salt. | Ania canaco ang imong asin. |
| Have you the soap? | Na-a ba canimo ang sabon? |
| I have the soap. | Ania canaco ang sabon. |
| Which (onsa nga) soap have you? | Onsa nga sabon ang ana-a canimo? |
| I have your soap | Ania canaco ang imong sabon. |
| Which shirt have you? | Onsa nga sinina ang ana-a canimo? |
| I have my shirt | Ania canaco ang acong sinina. |
| Have you much money? | Daghan ba ang imong salapi? |
| I have much money | Daghan man ang acong salapi. |
| Where is your sister? | Hain ba ang imong igso-on na babae? |
| She is at the garden (tanaman sa mga bulac) | Tua didto sa tanaman sa mga bulac. |
| Where is your father? | Hain ba ang imong amahan? |
| He is here. | Ania dinhi. |
Although if I stick with the guide, I'll be able to say things like
“Daco man ang castigo nga ipahamtang canimo sa infierno.”
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