Visayan

[ vi-sahy-uh n ]

/ vɪˈsaɪ ən /

one of a Malay people, the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines.

the language of this people, an Indonesian language of the Austronesian family.

Also Bisayan.

Example sentences from the Web for visayan

Is it not the poor Visayan Indians, who bring it in their vessels annually?

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 |Francisco Colin
They are all going back to their villages, and gathering up the Visayan slaves.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 |E. H. Blair
One would hardly recognize the waltz or two-step as performed by the Visayan.

A Woman's Journey through the Philippines |Florence Kimball Russel
After the harvest season it is one of the Visayan customs to inaugurate rice-pounding bees.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia |Paul T. Gilbert

Vulgarity with them goes down as wit, and the Visayan women make a fine art of profanity.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia |Paul T. Gilbert

Visayan

/ (vɪˈsɑːjən) /

a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines

of or relating to this people