Visays Language Course on CD, DVD?

First of all, which dialect does your wife speak ? Just by simply asking for information on Visiyan Language course's will not be enough because that could include several differant dialects. there are something like 84 differant dialects in the Philippines so you have to be specific. My wife is from the Visiyas and she speaks bisiyan it is differant than cebuano, tagalog or Iliono. Even with the Bisiyan there can be a dialect differance from village to villiage

I suggest u try the bookstores in the Philippines like http://www.nationalbookstore.com.ph/ or http://www.libros.com.ph/ But I must tell u its very hard to find the vcd or dvd for learning Visayan.The best way to learn is to be with people speaking the language.I am from the Visasyas, Negros oriental to be exact.Most Visayan do understand and speak good English as well as Tagalog, but most Tagalog dont understand Visayan/Bisaya.The reason is that our national language is Tagalog and the Visayans learn it from school. The Philippines is a a multi-lingual country.We have I think hundreds of native languages, Tagalog and Visayan are only two of them.Its good u are trying to learn ur wife's language, I admire u for that.Good Luck!

Dude, visaya is really tough.

I doubt you will find a course on Visiyan, as it's like finding a language on Southern English for Alabama, etc.. Visiyan is a form of slang originated from Tagalog.. you can find great courses on Tagalog and once you learn it, the Visiyan language will be easy to pick up with the help of your wife, as she knows both languages.. Tagalog and English is the official languages of all of the Philippines.. Here is a link to Rosetta Stone's Tagalog Course.. http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/languages/taglog Hope this helps..

Tagalog and English is the Philippines official language of all the islands of the Philippines but as in the U.S., each sector speaks in a slang/dialog difference, such as Visiyan, Cebuano, etc.. but everyone in the Philippines understands Tagalog... Now residents of the Northern sector of the Philippines, such as Manila, do not understand Visiyan, as they speak only Tagalog and English.. But since their official language is Tagalog and Visiyan is not considered an official language, you probably won't find a course on it.. Hope that helps

My answer is 12 years late already ahahahaha.... Good day. Is your wife a native Cebuano speaker? Because in the Visayan language, there are dialects like Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray-waray, Kinaray-a, etc. I'm from Northern Mindanao and native Cebuano speaker (with local terms). T/N: maybe someone would argue that Visaya is not a language but a dialect. Or Visaya is just Cebuano. But I've been taught in school that Visayan is a language with many dialects. And it's also a misconception that Bisaya = Cebuano only. I might be wrong but this is what I've been taught by my parents, relatives, school, etc. For the mapping, I'll place the link here: Filipino based on Tagalog is taught since elementary years until college. We hear/see it from the media but as to speak the language fluently? Nope. To be honest, in my area, I can hear Cebuano, English everyday than Tagalog. Or we only use it if two Filipinos who do not share/understand the same language (ex. A Cebuano and a Maranao opt to use Tagalog to understand each other). I can say that majority of the non-Tagalogs understand the Tagalog language because it is taught in school. But the Tagalogs to understand other Philippine languages and its dialects? It depends on the person's location probably (like my coworker who is a Tagala, learned to speak Cebuano when she came to live in Zamboanga del Sur in her teenage years). For me, I think if I talk to a Tagalog (who doesn't know my tongue) and I stick to my native tongue, we would not understand each other. Example of phrases: English: Good morning! What are you going to do today? Tagalog: Magandang umaga. Ano ang gagawin mo ngayong araw (na 'to)? Cebuano: Maayong buntag. Unsa imong buhaton karong adlawa? Even in the Cebuano dialect, there are different usage of words depending on the region. There is an advantage of learning Cebuano too. My roots are in Cebu and scattered from Davao region to the Zamboanga peninsula. Cebuano is used without difficulty at all. Although I am not an expert but I was able to use Hiligaynon (another Visayan dialect which is common in Iloilo, Bacolod, etc) around Wao, Lanao del Sur and in Sultan Kudarat area in Mindanao. I haven't seen any CD's for learning Cebuano. But I saw some tutorial in Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqqxydcOUKw&list=PLNxfwpG5SmndqwEFJUf-irI9289fKMLLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW1dOZQTQpY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJbcdxgOsTY If you want to be understood by majority of Filipinos, then it is advisable to learn Tagalog. If you want to learn Visayan particularly Cebuano because it's the native tongue of your wife, then you will not regret it :)