Boholano dialect

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. It is sometimes erroneously described as a separate language^[1] even though Binol-anon originated as a dialect continuum of the Cebuano language.^[2][3]

Boholano
Bol-anon, Binol-anon, Bisayâ nga Binol-anon, Binisayâ nga Bol-anon
Region	Bohol, Southern Leyte and parts of Northern Mindanao and Caraga Region
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bisayan Cebuano Boholano
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	boho1237
IETF	ceb-u-sd-phboh
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Boholano, especially as spoken in central Bohol, can be distinguished from other Cebuano variants by a few phonetic changes:

• The semivowel y is pronounced [dʒ] as is the ll sound (similar to Spanish Yeísmo): iya is pronounced [iˈdʒa];
• Ako is pronounced as [aˈho];
• Intervocalic l is occasionally pronounced as [w] when following u or o: kulang is pronounced as [ˈkuwaŋ] (the same as Metro Cebu dialect).

History

The Bohol dialect developed in the region after the Cebuano language arrived there from Cebu. The Cebuano language, descended from Proto-Austronesian (ca. 6000 years ago), originated in the Sugbo heartland^[2] and then "has spread from its base in Cebu" to Bohol, thus beginning the Bohol Cebuano dialect.^[3]