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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: WRY
ISO 639-2: war
| Population | 2,437,688 (1990 census), about 4.6% of the population. |
| Region | Northern and eastern Samar-Leyte. |
| Alternate names | SAMAREÑO, SAMARAN, SAMAR-LEYTE, WARAY, BINISAYA |
| Dialects | WARAY, SAMAR-LEYTE, NORTHERN SAMAR. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Warayan, Samar-Waray. |
| Comments | Several dialects. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects. Language of wider communication. Bible 1937-1984. |
