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“Grandmother” in Bisaya: lola
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “grandmother” is lola, pronounced LO-la. It's used as a noun in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
lola
LO-la
- English meaning
- grandmother
- Part of speech
- noun
How to pronounce lola
Say it as LO-la. 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
Maayo kaayo si lola magluto.
“Grandmother cooks really well.”
“Grandmother” across Visayan languages
Bisaya is part of a larger family. Here's how the same word appears in five major Visayan languages:
- Cebuanolola
- Hiligaynonlola
- Warayapoy / lola
- Kinaray-alola
- Tausugapu babai
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