Bislish

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Bislish is a portmanteau of the words 'Bisaya' and 'English' which refers to the any of the Visayan languages of the Philippines infused with English terms. It is an example of code mixing. An example of Bislish as spoken in Cebuano-language areas would be, "Tired na jud[1] ko, girl, how far pa house nimo?" which means "I am tired, girl. How far is your house?"

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  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)
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