"Bisayan" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Ternatan, and Lutaos and Subanos, I have ascertained the following: In the Malay, "sky" is called languit, and the same in Tagalog, in Lutao, and Subano; "man" [varon] is lalaqui in Malay, as in the Tagalog and Bisayan; "tongue" is dila in Malay, as in Tagalog; "white" is puti in Malay, as in Tagalog, Subano, and Lutao. In other words the difference is but slight; thus, in Malay "land" is nigri, in Tagalog lupa, in Lutao tana, in Boholan yuta; and "man" [hombre] is in Malay oran, in Tagalog tavo, in Lutao aa, in ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 • Francisco Colin |
