[1] Derived from the Spanish “cantar” (to sing) ↑ [a] [b]
NOTES ON FILIPINO DIALECTOLOGY
It is beyond any question that most of the Filipino dialects are derived from a common origin: the Malay tongue.
For this reason many Bisayan words are exactly the same in other Filipino dialects, and many others bear some local dialectal differences, thus always showing a common origin.
The following lists are short collections of such words.