A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

"A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan" by John U. Wolff is an expansive dictionary, crafted in the early 1970s, that’s all about the Cebuano language, a big one in the central Philippines and Mindanao. It's like a treasure chest for anyone wanting to figure out Cebuano forms, offering explanations instead of just quick English translations. It's packed with around 25,000 entries, making it super useful for both people who already speak Cebuano and those who are learning. The beginning has notes about how the text is set up, including special Unicode characters for accents that might look funny on some computers. Then, there's a foreword by Robert B. Jones, pointing out how important this dictionary is for understanding Cebuano and Philippine languages, especially since so many people helped put it together. The preface tells you what the dictionary is trying to do, how it's organized, and how it was made, explaining that it came from lots of spoken and written sources, all to make Cebuano words clearer. The intro starts by talking about where Cebuano is spoken and its role in culture, showing how popular and important it has been over time.