Classical Cebuano

Classical Cebuano
Classical Cebuano
Spanish-Era Cebuano
Karaang Sinugboanon, Karaang Binisayâ
Native to	Philippines
Region	present-day regions of Central Visayas and the northern coast of Mindanao
Ethnicity	Visayan
Era	16th-19th century, developed into Early Modern Cebuano around the late 19th century
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Central Philippine Bisayan Cebuan Classical Cebuano; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Badlit (before c. 18th century); Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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Classical Cebuano, or Spanish-Era Cebuano, (Cebuano: Karaang Sinugboanon, Karaang Binisayâ, Binisayâ sa Katuigan sa Katsilà; Badlit: pre-virama: ᜃᜇᜀ ᜅ ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜐᜌ, post-virama: ᜃᜇᜀᜈ᜴ ᜅ ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜐᜌ) was a form of the Cebuano language spoken during the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines. It was the primary language spoken in Cebu, Bohol, and other parts of Visayas and Mindanao.