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How to use banay in Bisaya
Ang banay nagtigum.
English: The clan gathered.
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Cebuano word · noun
Banay meaning in English
Banay means “clan / extended family” in English.
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Pronunciation: BAH-nay
Level
advanced
Type
noun
familytopic:family_lifebatch:familyLifetts-interim
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