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“When” in Bisaya: Kanus-a
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “When” is Kanus-a, pronounced kah-NOOS-ah. It's used as a question in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
Kanus-a
kah-NOOS-ah
- English meaning
- When
- Part of speech
- question
How to pronounce Kanus-a
Say it as kah-NOOS-ah. Capitalized syllables in the pronunciation guide indicate stress — the part of the word you emphasize when speaking. Bisaya stress is meaningful: putting it on the wrong syllable can change the meaning of a word, so it's worth practicing out loud.
Example sentences
Kanus-a ka moabot?
“When will you arrive?”
“When” across Visayan languages
Bisaya is part of a larger family. Here's how the same word appears in five major Visayan languages:
- Cebuanokanus-a
- Hiligaynonsan-o
- Waraysan-o
- Kinaray-asan-o
- Tausugkanu
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