Boholano (Cebuano: Binol-anon) is a variant of Cebuano spoken in the province of Bohol in the Philippines and eastern parts of Southern Leyte. It is sometimes described as a separate language.[1]
Boholano, especially as spoken in central Bohol, can be distinguished from other Cebuano variants by a few phonetic changes:
- The semivowel y is pronounced as [dʒ]: iya is pronounced as ija [i'dʒa];
- Ako is pronounced as [a'ho];
- Intervocalic l is occasionally pronounced as [w] when following u or o: kulang is pronounced as ['kuwaŋ] (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.
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