INTRODUCTION

Cebuano vii Dialects vii Basis of this Work viii Phonology and Transcription ix Conventions of Listing xi Alternations xii Inflection and Derivation xv Classification of Roots xvii ENTRIES 1 ADDENDA 1141 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1164 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THIS DICTIONARY a, adj. adjective Culu- prefix consisting of the initial consonant of the root followed by ulu dat. dative gen. genitive k.o. kind of -l- infix consisting of l followed by the initial vowel of the root lit. literally n noun nom. nominative r- prefix consisting of the initial consonant followed by the first vowel of the root s.o. someone s.t. something s.w. somewhere v verb voc. vocative x- x is a prefix -x x is a suffix -x- x is infixed after the initial consonant x1, x2 there are two roots with the shape x, members of different morphemes x-y x is a prefix, and y is a suffix x(y) y can be substituted for x with virtually no difference in meaning x-/y- x or, alternatively with no change in meaning, y — root = alternative pronunciation. Defined under the form listed on the right (→) shift to right: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is shortened (Section 5.11, p. xii) (←) shift to left: when an affix is added the vowel of the penult is lengthened (Section 5.11, p. xii) † additions added to the entry on pp. 1140 ff. * root which is not used alone