Bislish

Bislish is a portmanteau of the words Bisaya and English, which refers to any of the Visayan languages^[1] of the Philippines macaronically infused with English terms. It is an example of code-mixing. The earliest use of the term Bislish dates from 1999.^[2]

An example of Bislish as spoken in Cebuano-speaking areas would be, "Tired na jud^{[note 1]} ko my friend, how far pa house nimo?" which means "I am so tired already my friend. How far is your house?". A Bislish example in Hiligaynon-speaking areas is "Lagaw kita at the park, magkit-anay ta sa friends naton didto.", which means "Let's stroll at the park, we'll meet our friends there.^[3]

Note

1. Gyud is pronounced as either [dʒud], [ɡjud], or [ɡud]. In informal communications, it is also occasionally written as g'ud (often gud or jud)

See also

• Pseudo-anglicism
  • Bisalog, Bisaya languages infused with Tagalog.^[4]
  • 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