Bisalog is a portmanteau of the words 'Bisaya' and 'Tagalog' which refers to either a Visayan language

Visayan languages

The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine languages...

 or Tagalog

Tagalog language

Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...

 being infused with words or expressions from the other.

Speakers of Bisalog may often code-switch

Code-switching

In linguistics, code-switching is the concurrent use of more than one language, or language variety, in conversation. Multilinguals—people who speak more than one language—sometimes use elements of multiple languages in conversing with each other...

 with English

Philippine English

Philippine English is the variety of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog.English is used in education,...

, as well, resulting in what is sometimes called Bistaglish or Tagbislish.

The word also used by radio station DZRH

DZRH

DZRH is a radio station in Metro Manila owned and operated by the Manila Broadcasting Company. The station's studio is located at CCP Complex in Pasay, Philippines, while its transmitter is located at Brgy. Malanday, Valenzuela...

 as a news/talk show where it brings the latest news from around the provinces (via Aksyon Radyo) every Sunday at 7am.

External links

• On Bisalog as spoken in Davao