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{{Short description|Mix of Visayan language with English words}}
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'''Bislish'''  is a [[portmanteau]] of the words ''[[Visayan languages|Bisaya]]'' and ''[[Philippine English|English]]'', which refers to any of the [[Visayan languages]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hart|first1=Donn|last2=Hart|first2=Harriett|date=1990|title=VISAYAN SWARDSPEAK: The Language of a Gay Community in the Philippines|journal=Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies|volume=5|issue=2|pages=27–49|issn=0741-2037|jstor=40860309}}</ref> of the [[Languages of the Philippines|Philippines]] [[Macaronic language|macaronically]] infused with [[Philippine English|English]] terms. It is an example of [[code-mixing]]. The earliest use of the term ''Bislish'' dates from 1999.<ref>Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of 'lishes': The nomenclature of hybridity. ''English World-wide'', 39(1): 22. DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam</ref>

An example of Bislish as spoken in [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]-speaking areas would be, "<em>Tired na jud<ref group="note" name="gyud pronunciation">''Gyud'' is pronounced as either {{IPA|[dʒud]}}, {{IPA|[ɡjud]}}, or {{IPA|[ɡud]}}. In informal communications, it is also occasionally written as ''g'ud'' (often ''gud'' or ''jud'')</ref> ko my friend, how far pa house nimo?</em>" which means "I am so tired already my friend. How far is your house?".
A Bislish example in [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]]-speaking areas is "<em>Lagaw kita at the park, magkit-anay ta sa friends naton didto.</em>", which means "Let's stroll at the park, we'll meet our friends there.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HHETAwAAQBAJ&dq=Hiligaynon&pg=PR7|title=Hiligaynon Lessons|isbn=9785881879778|last1=Motus|first1=Cecile|year=1971|publisher=Рипол Классик }}</ref>

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==See also==
* [[Pseudo-anglicism]]
**[[Bisalog]], Bisaya languages infused with Tagalog.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Zuckermann|first=Ghil‘ad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdcxBwAAQBAJ&dq=Bisalog%2C+Bisaya+languages+infused+with+Tagalog.&pg=PA299|title=Burning Issues in Afro-Asiatic Linguistics|date=2014-07-24|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-6462-6|language=en}}</ref>
** [[Bisakol]], a hybrid language of Bikol and Bisaya.
** [[Hokaglish]], a mixed language of [[Philippine Hokkien]], Tagalog, and [[Philippine English]]
** [[Taglish]], a mixture language of Tagalog and [[American English]] or [[Philippine English]]

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[[Category:Cebuano language]]
[[Category:Hiligaynon language]]
[[Category:Macaronic forms of English]]


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