Samar-Leyte

noun

ˌsäˌmärˈlātē

plural Samar-Leyte or Samar-Leytes

1

a

: a Bisayan people inhabiting Samar and eastern Leyte, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: an Austronesian language of the Samar-Leyte people that is often considered a dialect of Bisayan

Word History

Etymology

from Samar, island of the Visaya group, central Philippines + Leyte, island of the Visaya group

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