The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: CEB
ISO 639-2: ceb
| Population | 14,713,220 in the Philippines (1990 census), about 24.4% of the population. Population total both countries 15,000,000. |
| Region | Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Visayas and parts of Mindanao. Also spoken in USA. |
| Alternate names | SUGBUHANON, SUGBUANON, VISAYAN, BISAYAN, BINISAYA, SEBUANO |
| Dialects | CEBU, BOHOLANO, LEYTE, MINDANAO VISAYAN. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Cebuan. |
| Comments | Boholano is sometimes considered a separate language. Bilingualism in Tagalog. Language of wider communication. Dictionary. Grammar. Christian. Bible 1917-1981. |
