The tendency of Filipino, the lingua franca (or, the national language in the becoming) of the Philippines  nowadays to borrow heavily from English is not a new phenomenon in Philippine languages.^* Way back in 1972, John Wolff  in his A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (1972) treated as main entries a number of English words which he respelled to conform with Cebuano ortogoraphy where he adopted a three-vowel  system --a. i, u.**. Below is a listing of some of these words.

Set 1

Ceb Forms	English	Ceb Forms	English	Ceb Forms	English
abrap	abrupt	antirabis	antirabies	awtumatik	automatic
absin	absent	anunimus	anonymous	awtupsi	autopsy
adbans	advance	aparisyun	apparition	awtor	author
adbaysir	adviser	apartmint	apartment	awut	out
adik	addict	apidabit	affidavit	awutsayd	outside
adinuwid	adenoid	apindiks	appendix	aybru	eyebrow
adlib	adlib	apir	social affair	aydi	i.d.
admisyun	admission	apir baks	upper box	ayis	ice
adris	addresss	apir kat	upper cut	aysyid	eyeshade
adyas	adjust	aprintis	apprentice	babul gam	bubble gum
adyinda	agenda	apustrupi	apostrophe	badigard	body guard
akawntant	accountant	apuwintmint	appointment	badlipanis	badly punish
aksul	axle	aritmitik	arithmetic	badmintun	badminton
akting	acting	armada	armada	badyit	budget
aktris	actress	armatyur	armature	bag	bag
aktur	actor	artipisyal	artificial	indibag	in the bag
aktuwal	actual	asbistus	asbestos	bak-ap	back up
akurdiyun	accordion	asinsiyun	ascension	bakgrawun	background
akwaryum	aquarium	asitun	acetone	bakir	backer
akwintans	aquaintance	astri	ashtray	bakpi	back pay
akyut	acute	astrunut	astronaut	baktirya	bacteria
alawans	allowance	asusisyon	association	balintayins	valentines
alpabitays	alphabitize	asusyit	associate	bampir	bumpir
alyas	alias	atinsiyun	attention	bandyu	banjo
alyin	alien	atraksyun	attraction	barbityurits	barbiturates
ambisyun	ambition	awdisyon	audition	bards	barge
amirikanays	americanize	awditur	auditor	bartindir	bartender
ampayir	umpire	awdituryum	auditorium	barumitir	barometer
animya	anemia	awting	outing	baskitbul	basketball
anistisya	anesthesia	awtburd	outboard	batir	butter
ansir	answer	awtlit	outlet	batiri	battery
antina	antenna	awtugrap	autograph	baytamins	vitamins
Set   2
bayulin	violin	brawun	brown	diban	divan
bayulit	violet	brik	brick/ break	dibaydir	divider
bayupsi	biopsy	brikdawun	break down	dibayid	divide
baywantik-wan	buy one take one	bringhawus	bring house	dibilup	develop
biding	bedding/bidding	bris	brace	didak	deduct
bigsyat	big shot	brislit	bracelet	didaksiyun	deduction
bikingpawder	baking powder			didikisyun	dedication
bikini	bikini			didikit	dedicate
bikiri	bakery	brudkas	broadcast	didlayin	dead line
bilt-in	built in	buki	bouquet	diklimair	declaimer
biring	bearing	baksing	boxing	diklim	declaim
birsiyun	version	buldusir	bulldozer	dikstrus	dextrose
birtdi	birthday	bulibard	boulevard	dilibir	deliver
birtibra	vertebra	bulpin	ball pen	dikurisyon	decoration
birtikal	vertical	buluntir	volunteer	dilibiri buy	delivery boy
birtkuntrul	birth control	bum	boom	diligisyun	delegation
bis	(home) base	burd	board (food)	dilir	dealer
-	-	-	board exam	-	-
bisbul	baseball			dimirit	demerit
bisi	busy	burd pit	board feet	dimunstrit	demonstrate
biskwit	biscuit	burnir	burner	dintist	dentist
bits	beets	bus	boss	dipisit	deficit
blak-an-wayt	black and white	bus	bus	dipluy	deploy
blak-awut	black out	byu	view/scenery	diprisisyun	depreciation
blak-ay	black eye	damids	damage	dirikturi	directory
blakbins	black beans	dastir	duster	disil	diesel
blakburd	black board	dansir	dancer	disimal	decimal
blakbuting	block voting	datslan	dutch lunch	disisyun	decision
blakdyak	black jack	dawuntawun	downtown	diskarids	discourage
blaking	blocking	dayabitis	diabetes	diskwalipayid	disqualified
blakmarkit	black market	dayagnus	diagnose	dismis	dismiss
blakmil	black mail	dayagram	diagram	dispatsir	dispatcher
blap	bluff	dayal	dial	dispinsisiyun	dispensation
blits	bleach	dayalog	dialog	distsards	discharge
blu	blue	dayapir	diaper	ditiktib	detective
blu-awut	blow out	dayariya	diarrhea	dram	dram, drum
blumir	bloomers	dayhard	die hard	dramatic	dramatik
blusil	blue seal	dayib	dive	dramir	drummer
bluwir	blower	dayik	dike	drap awut	drop out
bra	bra	dayis	dice	drapir	dropper
bradir	brother (frat)	dayit	diet	drayib	drive
brandi	brandy	daynamu	dynamo	drayer	drier
bras	brush	daysik	dissect	dribul	dribble
Set  3
dril	drill	gartir	garter	humrum	home room
dripwud	drift wood	gaskit	gasket	hurspawir	horse power
drisir	dresser	gib-an tik	give and take	hutil	hotel
drismiking	dressmaking	gim	game	huspital	hospital
druwing	drawing	giprap	gift wrap	igbitir	egg beater
druwir	drawer	girdul	girdle	ignudul	egg noodle
duktur	doctor	gitpas	gate pass	iksirsayis	exercise
dumistik sayans	domestic science	graduwit	graduate	iksaminisyun	examination
dunat intir	do not enter	granstan	grandstand	iksampul	example
duplikit	duplicate	grap	graft/graph	iksibisyun	exhibition
durbil	door bell	grawundid	grounded	iksibit	exhibit
duwit	duet	grusiri	grocery	iksit	exit
dyablis	jobless	halublak	hollow block	ikskursiyun	excursion
dyads	judge	hangir	hanger	ikspan	expand
dyag	jog	han-grinid	hand grenade	iksri	x-ray
dyak	jack	hanting nayip	hunting knife	ikstinsiyun	extension
dyaging	jogging	hapslip	half slip	ikstiryur	exterior
dyakpat	jock pot	hardwir	hardware	ikstra	extra
dyakit	jacket	haslir	hustler	ilibitur	elevator
dyakstun	jackstone	hatdug	hotdog	iliksyun	election
dyalusi	jalousy	hatkik	hot cake	iliktrik	electric
dyam	jam	haybald	high blood	iliktrisyan	electrician
dyamburi	jamboree	haydyamp	high jump	ilimintari	elementary
dyampir	jumper	hayskul	high school	ilitirit	illiterate
dyangk	junk	haywi	highway	imbuyis	invoice
dyanitur	janitor	haywis	high waist	imigrant	immigrant
dyili	jelly	hibiwit	heavy weight	imirdyinsi	emergency
dyim	gym	hidban	head band	imitisyun	imitation
dyimnastiks	gymnastics	hidkwartir	headquarter	impurtid	imported
dyimnisiyum	gymnasium	hilmit	helmet	indak	induct
admisyun	admission	hiltsintir	health center	indispir	in despair
dyinuwin	genuine	hirpin	hair pin	indyiksiyun	injection
dyip	jeep	hirsayans	hair science	inkyubitur	incubator
dyiru	zero	hit- an mis	hit and miss	inlards	enlarge
dyit plin	jet plane	hit-anran	hit and run	inpurmir	informer
dyiwil	jewel	huld-ap	hold up	insayid dyab	inside job
dyukbaks	jukebox	huldir	holder	insiyur	insure
dyuti	duty	istak huldir	stock holder	inspiksiyun	inspection
dyuy rayding	joy riding	hult	halt	inspiktur	inspector
gardin	garden	humbis	home base	institusyun	institution
garisun	garrison	humisayid	homecide	instityut	institute
Set 4
insumniya	insomnia	lungslib	long sleeve	mutur	motor
intinsiyun	intention	lupir	loafer	mutursaykul	motor cycle
intirbyu	interview	lusyun	lotion	nak-awut	knock out
intiryur	interior	manwal	manual	niktay	necktie
intrabinus	intravenous	manyak	maniac	nudul sup	noodle soup
iskram	scram	maratun	marathon	nukliyar	nuclear
isplit	split	margarin	margarine	nurmal	normal
istritkat	straight cut	markir	marker	nusul	nozzle
karat	carat	marsyal	marshall	nutbuk	notebook
krak	crack	masinggan	machine gun	nutikal	nautical
krismas	christmas	masturbisyun	masturbation	nyus	news
kumbinsiyun	convention	matimatiks	mathematics	nyusbuy	newsboy
labil	label	matiriyal	material	nyutral	neutral
labing	loving	matirniti	maternity	pablisir	publisher
labsik	love sick	matrimunyal	matrimonial	pablisiti	publicity
labsit	love set	matris	mattress	pading	padding
lads	lodge	mawutpis	mouth piece	pak-ap	pack up
ladyir	lodger	midal	medal	pakids	package
lak	lock	midikal	medical	paking	packing
lakir	laquer	midtik	med tech	pakit	pocket
langrabir	land grabber	midtirm	mid term	pakshul	foxhole
lanlidi	land lady	mid-ab anur	maid of honor	paksiyun	faction
last dil	last deal	midwayp	midwife	pambut	pump boat
lastrip	last trip	midyur	major	pamilyar	familiar
laybrari	library	mikanikal	mechanical	pankik	pan cake
layik	like	mik-ap	make up	panuramik	panoramic
layning	lining	mimurays	memorize	papkurn	pop corn
laytir	lighter	miniral	mineral	paralisis	paralysis
liawt	lay out	miniskirt	mini skirt	parapin	paraffin
libiral	liberal	mintul	menthol	parapirnalya	paraphernalia
libisrisyun	liberation	misyun	mission	pardun	pardon
lidir	leader	mistik	mistake	parking	parking
lidis dringk	ladies drink	mistiri tyun	mystery tune	parti	party
ligings	leggings	misyunibirs	miss universe	partayim	part time
liktyur	lecture	mukasin	moccasin	partikular	particular
linulyum	linoleum	mulasis	molasses	partisiyun	partition
lip-an rayt	left and right	murdir	murder	pasitib	positive
lipstik	lipstick	musyun	motion	payramid	pyramid
lukimya	leukemia	mutil	motel	pidbak	feedback
lungdistans	long distance	nars	nurse	pilbaks	pill box
lungnik	long neck	nat kawuntid	not counted	pinggiring	fingering
lungpli	long play	natural	natural	pirsunal	personal
Set 5
pisikal	physical	praymari	primary	purk an-bins	pork and beans
piskal	fiscal (DA)	prilansir	free lancer	purk tsap	pork chop
pispan	fish pond	priliminari	preliminary	purmal	formal
pistayim	peace time	primatyur	premature	purman	foreman
pistun	piston	prinatal	prenatal	purmula	formula
pitisyun	petition	prinsipal	principal	pursip	forcep
pitsir	pitcher	prisir	freezer	pursir	purser
plag-in	plug in	priskrayb	prescribe	pusbutun	push button
plagpul	flag pole	priskripsiyon	prescription	pusibli	possible
plagsirimoni	flag ceremony	priwar	prewar	pusisyun	position
plas balb	flush bulb	prubinsiyal	provincial	puspun	postpone
plaslayit	flashlight	prudyusir	producer	pustmastir	postmaster
plastik	plastic	prugram	program	putbul	foot ball
plastir	plaster	prumusyun	promotion	putustat	photostat
platun	platoon	prumut	promote	pyur	pure
play-awi	fly away	prunawuns	pronounce	rabit	rabbit
playwit	fly weight	prupaganda	propaganda	rabis	rabies
playwud	plywood	prupisyun	profession	radar	radar
plitnamber	plate number	prutiksiyun	protection	radikal	radical
plurwaks	floor wax	prut kik	fruit cake	ragid	rugged
praktikal	practical	puding	pudding	rak-an-rul	rock and roll
praktis	practice	pud kuluring	food coloring	rambul	ramble
prantsit	front seat	puldir	folder	rawun	round
praybasi	privacy	pulhawus	full house	rayit han	right hand
praybit	private	punpal	phone pal	rayut	riot
prayd tsikin	fried chicken	pupular	popular	riaksiyun	reaction
Set 6
ribal	rival	risuriksiyun	resurrection	sayid bit	side bet
ribarun	rebound	ritayir	retire	sayid wuk	sidewalk
ribisiyun	revision	riting	rating	saylinsir	silencer
ribyu	review	ritrit	retreat	sibil sirbis	civil service
ridi	ready	riturnbawut	return bout	sibilyan	civilian
rid karpit	red carpet	ruling	ruling	sikrit	secret
ridyun	region	rulir	ruler	siksiyun	section
rigular	regular	rulkul	roll call	siktur	sector
rikrak	ricrac	rup gardin	roof garden	silupin	cellophane
riktanggul	rectangle	rural	rural	simbal	cymbal
rilaks	relax	rutisiyun	rotation	simistir	semester
rindyir	ranger	rutunda	rotonda	simpul	simple
rim	ream	sabdyik	subject	singir	singer
ripir	repair	sayidlayin	sideline	sinsitib	sensitive
ripitisiyun	repetition	sakir	soccer	sinsur	censor
ripliksiyun	reflection	salutaturyan	salutatorian	sintimintal	sentimental
ripliktur	reflector	samir	summer	sipir	zipper
ripridyiritur	refrigerator	sampul	sample	sipsayid	ship side
riprisment	refreshment	sanburn	sunburn	siramiks	ceramics
rirayit	rewrite	sanglas	sun glasses	sirbis	service
risayin	resign	sanitari inspiktur	sanitary inspector	sirkul	circle
risaytal	recital	sanwits	sandwitch	sirkular	circular
risipi	recipe	sayans	science	sirkus	circus
ristawran	restaurant	sayantist	scientist	sirtipay	certify
Set 7
sitwasyun	situation	syaping	shopping	trak	truck
subdibayid	subdivide	syapirun	chaperone	traktur	tractor
subdibisyun	subdivision	syawir	shower	transaksiyun	transaction
submit	submit	syiring	shirring	transistur	transistor
subpina	subpoena	syurt kat	short cut	transkrip	transcript
sulusiyun	solution	tak-in	tuck in	transmisyun	transmission
sunata	sonata	tambling	tumbling	transmit	transmit
supa	sofa	tamtaks	thumb tacks	transmitir	transmitter
supirbisrur	supervisor	tnagkiyu	thank you	transpir	transfer
supirmarkit	supermarket	tapnatsir	topnocher	trapik	traffic
surbi	survey	targit	target	trayanggul	triangle
surindir	surrender	tayimkipir	time keeper	tsampiyun	champion
surplas	surplus	tayipraytir	typewriter	tsans	chance
syurt pants	short pants	tayming	timing	tsaplin	chaplain
susayid	suicide	timsung	theme song	tsapstik	chopstick
susyal	social	timwurk	team work	tsarming	charming
susyalayit	socialite	tinis	tennis	tsart	chart
swipir	sweeper	tirminal	terminal(us)	tsik	check
swipstik	sweepstakes	tisting	testing	tsirman	chairman
switir	sweater	tistir	tester	tsuwinggam	chewing gum

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*Refer to "Metamorphosis of Filipino" under the Fil Ling Button (Philippine Linguistics) in this same website.

**It must be noted that these words are very much in use nowadays, although the spelling may be a little different due to the 5-vowel ortography preference of modern day speakers and writers.

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