bēˈläˌän, -ˈlän noun
( plural bilaan or bilaans )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Bisayan Bilaan, from Bilaan Blaan
1.
a. : a predominantly pagan people inhabiting southern Mindanao and the Sarangani islands, Philippines
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Austronesian language of the Bilaan people