Boholano is a dialect that is spoken on the island of Bohol. Bohol is one of the many islands in the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. ...
The term "Boholano" derives from "Bool" the earliest name of Tagbilaran City, the capital of Bohol Province, and refers to the people of that island, their language, and culture.
The Boholano participated in the Philippine Revolution of 1896 which brought about a brief period of independence until the American occupation of the central Visayas from 1899 to 1900.
The life cycle of the Boholano is celebrated in various ceremonies that include both Christian and native elements.
The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippinelanguage family.
Most Visayan languages are spoken in the Visayas region but they are also spoken in the Bicol Region (particularly in Sorsogon and Masbate), islands south of Luzon such as those that make up Romblon, the northern and western areas of Mindanao, and the province of Sulu located southwest of Mindanao.
The most well-known Visayan language is Cebuano, spoken by 18 million people as a native language in central and south Visayas and northern Mindanao.
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