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	Boholanon
		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.
	litera1no4.tripod.com /boholano_frame.html (1741 words)

	Filipino Language & Dialects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A total of one hundred seventy-two native languages and dialects are spoken, all belonging to the Austronesian linguistic family.
		Tagalog is the dominant native language in the Philippines with Cebuano, also called Visayan, in a close second place.
		Filipino is taught in all schools and is gaining acceptance, particularly as a second language for a linguistically diverse population.
	www.tvwesleyans.com /Fil-Am/languagesinthephilppines.htm (1232 words)

	Bohol: Definition and links.
		Life expectancy at birth for the Boholano is estimated at 68.19 for the males and 72.93 for the females for the period 2000–2005.
		The main language spoken in Bohol is Boholano, a dialect of Cebuano[?].
		The people of Bohol are said to be the descendants of the last group of inhabitants who settled in the Philippines called pintados or “tattooed ones.” Boholanos had already a culture of their own as evidence by the artifacts dug at Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao.
	www.encyclopedian.com /bo/Bohol.html (1051 words)

	Cebuano language. Who is Cebuano language? What is Cebuano language? Where is Cebuano language? Definition of Cebuano ...
		Cebuano is spoken natively by the inhabitants of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and the people in western Leyte province and northern Mindanao.
		The language is the second-most spoken language in the Philippines after Tagalog.
		The dialect used in Bohol is called Boholano and is sometimes considered a separate language.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Cebuano_language (301 words)

	cebuano language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Boholano and is sometimes considered a separate language.
		The Cebuano Language is spoken primarily on the island province of Cebu.
		It is the primary language used in Cebu City and throughout the Cebu province.
	learning-gd.com /articles/203/cebuano-language.html (215 words)

	Visayan languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Visayan language with the most number of speakers is Cebuano, spoken by 18 million people as a native language in Central Visayas, northern and eastern parts of Mindanao.
		This is misleading or may lead to confusion as different languages may be called Bisaya by their respective speakers despite their languages being mutually unintelligible.
		However, languages that are classified within the Visayan language family but spoken natively in places outside of the Visayas do not use the self-reference Bisaya or Binisaya.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Visayan (402 words)

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		Our national language is mainly tagalog, and one Peace Corps asked me one time about the word "asawa" of which the tagalog identify it to the husband and the wife.
		Although tagalog is a wishy-washy language, nevertheless, it is the one spoken in the governing centre of the Philippines,or where the seat of the government is situated.
		The tagalog language has a big plus factor on this, because, the sound is so effiminate, that even if they are already in the peak of anger, the accent is still very diplomatic.
	www.greatestcities.com /go.bml?journal=julito54003&itemid=10216&dir=next (502 words)

	Cebuano language - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cebuano, also known as Sugbuanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 18,000,000 people and is a subgroup or member of Bisaya, Visayan and Binisayâ.
		Cebuano is a member of the Visayan language family.
		Long before Manila fell into the hands of the Spanish Conquerors in the 16th century, Cebu was already an established trading and military post for the Spaniards.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Cebuano (586 words)

	People & Culture
		Boholanos are very hospitable which is sometimes overdone just to impress and satisfy for the convenience of the visitor.
		Boholanos are sometimes looked down by non-Boholanos in exaggerating the use of "j" in speaking the local dialect in their own intonation and accent.
		Every town, province or even every country for that matter has its own intonation and accent in speaking their own language and that the Boholanos are proud that they have their own, a symbol and identification that they are real Boholanos.
	nitmart.tripod.com /People.htm (810 words)

	CEBUANO LANGUAGE FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For instance, in the eighties, after an attempt by the Central Government to enforce the use of Tagalog as the language of instruction in all public schools, the governor of Cebu initiated the singing of the Philippine national anthem in Cebuano rather that in Pilipino (Tagalog) in the island province of Cebu.
		Cebuano is the native language of more regions than Tagalog, being the language with the most native speakers in Region VII (Central_Visayas), Region IX (Zamboanga_Peninsula), Region X (Northern_Mindanao), Region XI (Davao_Region), Caraga_Region, and Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN).
		By comparison, Tagalog is the language of the majority in the NCR, Region IV-A, Region IV-B, and Region III (Central_Luzon, where Kapampangan and Ilocano also dominate some areas).
	www.velocipay.com /Cebuano_language (780 words)

	languagehat.com: Comment on MULTILINGUAL SANTA.
		Cebuano was indeed the language with the most speakers in the Philippines, but Tagalog surpassed it in the 1970's or 1980's (don't remember offhand).
		The 2000 Philippine census for Visayan languages is very flawed; Cebuano went down from 16 million speakers in 1995 to about 11 million or so in 2000.
		Tausug is technically a Bisayan language but Tausugs don't consider themselves as such (the word is synonymous with Christian); they're more partial to their Muslim roots.
	www.languagehat.com /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1043 (516 words)

	Cebuano language Article, Cebuanolanguage Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cebuano, also known as Bisaya, Visayan, Binisayâ andSugbuanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 18,000,000 people.
		The dialect used in Bohol is called Boholano and issometimes considered a separate language.
		Cebuano is a language with Verb Subject Object sentenceorder.
	www.anoca.org /cebu/spoken/cebuano_language.html (550 words)

	The Boholano Language
		The Cebuano language is spoken on Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor and parts of Negros, Northern Mindanao, and Leyte.
		Of the three main Bisayan languages, Cebuano is the most common, spoken by about a third of the Philippine population and first language to more Filipino's than any other language, including Tagalog.
		Each had only a smattering of the dialects of the others, but they managed to learn from each other that they were all bound for the same destination and to make it understood between them that, because of the distance and the difficulty of the way, it would be a good thing to travel together.
	www.bohol.ph /language.php (557 words)

	Salita Blog
		All of the languages indigenous to the area belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family.
		By preserving the languages and calling for their use in all areas of societies (the Catalans call it "normalization"), we linguists are out to get a profit by translating and making money off of making books and dictionaries about these languages.
		He considers the language very close to the Bisakol of Sorsogon in Bikol and he considers their grammars to be close to Hiligaynon.
	salitablog.blogspot.com (5034 words)

	Ethnologue: Philippines
		Distinct from Ata Manobo or the Atta languages.
		The major language of Zamboanga city; used in radio, newspapers, and primary education.
		Distinct from Ata of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, and Atta languages.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/pater/ethno/Phil.html (5714 words)

	Sun.Star forums :: View topic - Why only 1 official language?
		The point is our language, and the fact that it is in doldrums, caught and languishing in a Sargasso not of its own-making but because of the failure of past Cebuano leaders to survive the political skirmish that occurred over the consideration of a national language.
		And yet, here is a language spoken by more people than any other in our country but was not considered a national language, or used as a basis for one.
		The UP discussants included three priests, who showed deep interest in the development of the Cebuano language as a tool of the faith; a Boholano professor who developed Cebuano engineering terms he is using in his classes; and some key personages like lawyers Addy Sitoy and Mocring Barcenas.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /forums/viewtopic.php?t=910&sid=10ad35f97b98173f6699fba25ec0e986 (638 words)

	Cebuano language resources
		The language in the region is Cebuano, also known as Bisaya or Binisaya.
		Language(s): Philipino (based on Tagalog) and English are official, Cebuano, Bicol, Ilocano, Pampango, and many others.
		The Cebuano Language is spoken primarily on the island province
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Cebuano.html (711 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		The Visayan languages of the Languages of the Philippines Philippines, along with Tagalog_language Tagalog and Bikol_language Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine languages Central Philippine language family.
		One must also recognize the distinction between this Bisaya language and people and that of the Bisaya (Sarawak) Malaysian Bisaya The most well-known Visayan language is Cebuano language Cebuano, spoken by 18 million people as a native language in central and south Visayas and northern Mindanao.
		Two other well-known Visayan languages are Hiligaynon language Hiligaynon, spoken by 7 million in western Visayas and Waray-Waray language Waray-Waray spoken by 3 million in eastern Visayas.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Visayan_languages.html (660 words)

	:: Vir Abueva - Our Ability to Communicate is a Gift :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While other animals cannot express in plain language their pains and agony when they get sick or feel hungry, man can easily communicate his emotions, feelings, wishes and wants.
		We often read the aphorism, "a pen is mightier than a sword." That is one aspect in man where language is being put to good use.
		Language, as a communication medium, enables man to look into the past through literatures, the Bible, books, movies, manuscripts, and other writings.
	www.bohol.net /MyGovernment/ABUEVA/speech.htm (749 words)

	List of languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ethnologue lists about 6,800 main languages in its language name index (see the external link) and distinguishes about 41,000 alternate language names and dialects.
		This list deals with particular languages, and includes only natural languages spoken or signed by humans.
		See List of languages by name: Z for about 50 more.
	www.butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_languages (921 words)

	Article on Culture and Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The oldest town of the island of Camiguin—Guinsiliban—just off the northern coast of Mindanao, was originally inhabited by the Kamiguin speakers of a language (Quinamiguin, Camiguinon) that is derived from Manobo with an admixture of Boholano.
		Boholano predominates in the rest of the island.
		The culture of the Kamiguin has been subsumed within the context of Boholano or Visayan culture.
	www.ncca.gov.ph /culture&arts/cularts/ccta/ethno/ethno_kamiguin.htm (157 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Cebuano language
		Cebuano is given the ISO 639-2 three letter code ceb, but has no ISO 639-1 two letter code.
		Strategically and commercially, due to its geographical location, Cebu is the alternate gateway to Manila adding significance to its language.
		Cebuano is the native language of more regions than Tagalog, being the language with the most native speakers in Region VII (Central Visayas), Region IX (Western Mindanao), Region X (Northern Mindanao), Region XI (Davao Region), Caraga Region, and Region XII (Southern Mindanao).
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Cebuano (898 words)

	CONBUSAC: Yesterday and Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The officers and other Boholano stalwarts in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California were mulling over the idea of inviting all Boholano organizations in the United States of America.
		The preservation, promotion and teaching of Boholano culture and heritage were also the topics of discussion in connection with the formation of an umbrella organization.
		A Boholano who is not affiliated with any organization because of a lack of an organized Boholano association in the area may apply for membership as an individual.
	www.angbolanon.org /CONBUSAC/newsletter/archive/conbusac.htm (1569 words)

	Bohol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		According to the 2000 census, there are a total of 1,137,268 Boholanos or Bol-anon, asthe residents of Bohol call themselves.
		Life expectancy at birth for the Boholano is estimated at 68.19 for the males and 72.93 for the females for the period2000–2005.
		The people of Bohol are said to be the descendants of the last group of inhabitants who settled in the Philippines calledpintados or “tattooed ones.” Boholanos had already a culture of their own as evidence by the artifacts dugat Mansasa, Tagbilaran, and in Dauis and Panglao.
	www.therfcc.org /bohol-216208.html (1011 words)

	Bohol Facts and Figures
		Pre-historic Boholanos had already a system of writing but most of the materials used were perishable like leaves and bamboo barks.
		The major dialect spoken in the province is Boholano, which is closely related to the Cebuano dialect.
		With majority of Boholanos depending greatly on its natural resources for their livelihood, the consequences of an ever-increasing population on the environment and, ultimately, in the development of Bohol are alarming and should be urgently addressed by government authorities.
	www.poorfirstpovertycafe.org.ph /factsFigures/Bohol_facts_and_figures.htm (4999 words)

	The Bohol Times -- The alternative for all climes -- January 18, 2004 Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I think the Boholanos are one of the multilingual speakers in the world today.
		Although the Boholano speak a common language/dialect among themselves, they code-switch to Cebuano when they go to Cebu and other places.
		A Boholano who went to Cebu was reminded about the propensity to use dj, instead of y.
	www.boholtimes.com /daan2004/jan182004/randomthoughts.htm (612 words)

	Provincial Symbols
		The Provincial flower is the White Gumamela which symbolizes the characteristics of simplicity and naturalness of the Boholano.
		Its extra-length and bowing stamen evokes a language of welcome, its tender structure with pollens characterize the people's simple tastes and simple needs.
		The greenish, close-knit petals depict the loyalty and constancy of the Boholano family towards each of its members, conspicuous of the bond and the blood that join them together - in adversity or in joy.
	www.bohol-island.com /about/symbols.htm (296 words)

	Bohol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Another gem of the Visayas, Bohol’s historical significance extends way back to the blood compact between Boholano Chieftain Sikatuna and the Spanish conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, in 1565.
		Scenic Bohol casts an enigmatic charm drawn from the many archaic mementos spread throughout the oval-shaped island: from the Chocolate Hills and the tarsier to 16th century watchtowers and Jesuit Baroque mission churches.
		Tagbilaran City is the most densely populated area at more than 2 thousand persons per square kilometer of land.
	www.wowphilippines.co.uk /bohol.htm (476 words)

	Tagalog Translation - Translate Tagalog Language Translator
		The eight most spoken native languages are Tagalog (dialects: Lubang, Manila, Marinduque, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Tanay-Paete, Tayabas) Cebuano (Visayan or Sugbuhanon; dialects: Cebu, Boholano, Leyte, Mindanao Visayan), Ilocano, Ilonggo (Hiligaynon; dialects: Hiligaynon, Kawayan, Bantayan), Ilongot (dialects: Abaka, Egongot, Ibalao, Italon, Iyongut), Waray (Samarnon or Samar-Leyte), Bicolano, Kapampangan, and Pangasinense.
		It finally ceased to be an official language in 1987 and is now spoken by less than 0.5% of the population mostly among some members of the Spanish-mestizo minority where its use is confined to the family home even fewer Filipinos speak it as an acquired language.
		Negro: 505 By language, the ethnic Malay population was:
	www.translation-services-usa.com /languages/tagalog.shtml (733 words)

	'Doon po sa amin' - Jun. 06, 2004
		Your country is the land where your parents sleep, where is spoken that language in which the chosen of your heart, blushing, whispered the first word of love; it is the home that God has given you that by striving to perfect yourselves therein you may prepare to ascend to him.-Giuseppe Mazzini
		In the language and accent of his hometown, Leo could not contain his enthusiasm: "Ako'y taga Balayan, Batangas kung saan matamis ang santol at sampalok, masaya at basang-basa ang Parada ng Lechon (June 24) at masarap ang orig na bagoong Balayan.
		A true-blue Boholano, actor Cesar Montano proudly pronounced the ube of his province to be not only rich in taste but steeped in historical significance.
	www.inq7.net /lif/2004/jun/06/lif_4-1.htm (534 words)

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