Parts of Speech.
These are eight in number, in Bisayan: article, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection. [[7]]
ARTICLES.
There are three classes:
| Definite: | an | (the) |
| Indefinite: | in | (a) |
| Personal: | hi or si | (no equivalent in English). |
The definite article, as well as the indefinite, is used in Bisayan in the same manner as its equivalent in English. The definite article, however, is sometimes used before proper nouns, and it is very often used before the demonstrative and possessive pronouns. Examples:
| Nacánhi an batà | (the boy or girl has come) |
| Nacánhi in batà | (a boy or girl has come) |
| An Dyos[1] macagagáhum | (God is omnipotent) |
| An iní nga bucád | (this flower) |
| An acon calò | (my hat) |
The personal article is always used before the names of persons; it is also used before the personal pronouns, except the third persons. Examples.