Boholano (Cebuano: Binol-anon) is a variant of the Cebuano language spoken in the island province of Bohol in the Visayas and a major portion of Southern Leyte, as well as parts of Mindanao, particularly in Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region. It is sometimes erroneously described as a separate language even though Binol-anon originated as a dialect continuum of the Cebuano language.
Boholano, especially as spoken in central Bohol, can be distinguished from other Cebuano variants by a few phonetic changes:
- The semivowel y is pronounced [d?] as is the ll sound: iya is pronounced [i'd?a];
- Ako is pronounced as [a'ho];
- Intervocalic l is occasionally pronounced as [w] when following u or o: kulang is pronounced as ['kuwa?] (the same as Cebu City dialect).
The Boholano dialects of western Bohol, including Tagbilaran, though, are almost indistinguishable from other dialects near Cebu City. Furthermore, the phonetic changes detailed above, especially the latter two, can also be observed in the Cebu City dialect.
Video Boholano dialect
History
The Bol-anon developed in the region after the Cebuano language arrived there from Cebu. Cebuano in turn was spoken since Proto-Austronesian (ca. 6000 years ago) in the Sugbu heartland and then "has spread from its base in Cebu" to Bohol thus began the Bohol Cebuano dialect.
Maps Boholano dialect
References
External links
- The Boholano Language
- Boholano
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