Editing Bisayan languages (section)

==Nomenclature==
Native speakers of most Bisayan languages, especially [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]], [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] and [[Waray language|Waray]], not only refer to their language by their local name, but also by ''Bisaya'' or ''Binisaya'', meaning ''Bisayan language''. This is misleading or may lead to confusion as different languages may be called ''Bisaya'' by their respective speakers despite their languages being [[mutual intelligibility|mutually unintelligible]].

However, languages that are classified within the Bisayan language family but spoken natively in places outside of the [[Visayas]] do not use the self-reference ''Bisaya'' or ''Binisaya''. To speakers of [[Cuyonon language|Cuyonon]], [[Surigaonon language|Surigaonon]], [[Butuanon language|Butuanon]] and [[Tausug language|Tausug]], the term ''[[Visayans|Visayan]]'' usually refers to either Cebuano or Hiligaynon.

There have been no proven accounts to verify the origins of ''Bisaya''. However, there is an ethnic group in [[Malaysia]] and [[Brunei]] who call themselves [[Bisaya (Borneo)|with the same name]]. However, these [[ethnic groups in the Philippines]] must not be confused with those in [[Borneo]].