We are confident that Professor Wolff’s research on Cebuano and the compilation of this work, covering a period of eleven years, has resulted in a useful reference work and in an important contribution to our knowledge of Philippine languages and cultures and to linguistics in general.
Robert B. Jones
Ithaca, New York
December, 1971
CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY
| a, adj. | adjective | voc. | vocative |
| Culu- | prefix consisting of the initial consonant of the root followed by ulu | x- | x is a prefix |
| dat. | dative | -x | x is a suffix |
| gen. | genitive | -x- | x is infixed after the initial consonant |
| k.o. | kind of | x1, x2 | there are two roots with the shape x, members of different morphemes |
| -l- | infix consisting of l followed by the initial vowel of the root | x-y | x is a prefix, and y is a suffix |
| lit. | literally | x(y) | y can be substituted for x with virtually no difference in meaning |
| n | noun | x-/y- | x or, alternatively with no change in meaning, y |
| nom. | nominative | — | root |
| r- | prefix consisting of the initial consonant followed by the first vowel of the root | = | alternative pronunciation. Defined under the form listed on the right |
| s.o. | someone | (→) | shift to right: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is shortened (Section 5.11, p. xii) |
| s.t. | something | (←) | shift to left: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is lengthened (Section 5.11, p. xii) |
| s.w. | somewhere | † | additions added to the entry on pp. 1140 ff. |
| v | verb | * | root which is not used alone |