A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Cebuano vii Dialects vii Basis of this Work viii Phonology and Transcription ix Conventions of Listing xi Alternations xii Inflection and Derivation xv Classification of Roots xvii ENTRIES 1 ADDENDA 1141 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1164 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY a, adj. adjective Culu- prefix consisting of the initial consonant of the root followed by ulu dat. dative gen. genitive k.o. kind of -l- infix consisting of l followed by the initial vowel of the root lit. literally n noun nom. nominative r- prefix consisting of the initial consonant followed by the first vowel of the root s.o. someone s.t. something s.w. somewhere v verb voc. vocative x- x is a prefix -x x is a suffix -x- x is infixed after the initial consonant x1, x2 there are two roots with the shape x, members of different morphemes x-y x is a prefix, and y is a suffix x(y) y can be substituted for x with virtually no difference in meaning x-/y- x or, alternatively with no change in meaning, y — root = alternative pronunciation. Defined under the form listed on the right (→) shift to right: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is shortened (Section 5.11, p. xii) (←) shift to left: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is lengthened (Section 5.11, p. xii) † additions added to the entry on pp. 1140 ff. * root which is not used alone