Know what's cebuano literature, how and where did it originate, examples, famous authors and more.

1. CEBUANO
LITERATURE

2. Cebuano literature refers to the body of
oral and written literature sepakers of
Cebuano, the mother tongue of a quarter
of the country's population who lives in
CEBU, BOHOL, SIQUIJOR, NEGROS
ORIENTAL and other parts of LEYTE and
MINDANAO.

3. While the majority of Cebuano writers are from the
Visayas and Mindanao region, the most recognized Filipino
outlet for them, including the bisaya Magasin, is based in
Makati city in Metro Manila , while there is also a lively
Cebuano community of writers in the language which is
based outside the country, Cebuano Literature, therefore,
encompasses not only thoes Visayas and Mindanao-based
writers writing in Cebuano, but all written output in
Cebuano, wherever its source.

4. Cebuano Literature may be traced back to several poetic
forms. These included the balak (which contains a
"balaybay" or methapor), the "tigmo"( riddles),
"panultihon" (proverbs), and "garay" verses. also popular
was the "balitaw" a poetic debate that required the
participants (a man and a woman) to improvised and even
sing their lines. Improvised poetry was also present in the
dramatic genre of the "kulilising hari".

5. another important influence of Spansih
periof is Linambay (known as
moromoro because of its anti-Muslim
theme), a regular fare at town fiestas
that involved participation of rural
community and audiences from
neighboring towns.
LINAMBAY

6. Also known as SHORT STORY
1. Maming 1901 by Vicente
Sotto(father of Cebuano letters, and
later into the sugilambong or novel).
SUGILANON

7. ▪︎ The press contributed much to the development of literatue by
regularly publishing works of local writers, especially in three
decades before WORLD WAR II.
▪︎ The Cebuano's writer craft was honed in early translations of
European fiction and imitations of American models, as shown in
works of JUAN VILLAGONZALO, ULDARICO ALVIOLA, ANGEL
ENEMECIO, FLAVINO BOQUECOSA, SULPICIO OSORIO and others.

8. CEBUANO
LITERATURE