Boholano dialect
Boholano 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 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 as is the ll sound : iya is pronounced ;
- Ako is pronounced as ;
- Intervocalic l is occasionally pronounced as when following u or o: kulang is pronounced as .