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“Grandparent (grandfather or grandmother)” in Bisaya: apohan
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “grandparent (grandfather or grandmother)” is apohan, pronounced a-PO-han. 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
apohan
a-PO-han
- English meaning
- grandparent (grandfather or grandmother)
- Part of speech
- noun
How to pronounce apohan
Say it as a-PO-han. 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
Girespeto namo ang among mga apohan.
“We respect our grandparents.”
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