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Encyclopedia > Bicol language
Bikol
Spoken in: Philippines 
Region: Bicol
Total speakers: 4.6 million
Genetic classification: Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian
  Western
   Central Philippine
    Meso Philippine
     Bikol
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: bik
ISO/DIS 639-3: variously:
bik — Bikol (generic)
bhk — Albay Bicolano
bcl — Central Bicolano
bto — Iriga Bicolano
cts — Northern Cataduanes Bicolano
bln — Southern Cataduanes Bicolano 

Bikol or Bicolano is an Austronesian language used in the Philippines particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon. Bicol Region is one of the regions of the Philippines occupying the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island. ... Current distribution of Human Language Families Most languages are known to belong to language families. ... The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ... This article needs cleanup. ... ISO 639-1 is the first part of the ISO 639 international-standard language-code family. ... ISO 639-2:1998 Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code Twenty-two of the languages have two three-letter codes: a code for bibliographic use (ISO 639-2/B) a code for terminological use (ISO 639-2/T). ... ISO 639-3 is in process of development as an international standard for language codes. ... Central Bicol is a dialect of Bicol. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... Phonetics (from the Greek word φωνή, phone = sound/voice) is the study of sounds (voice). ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ... Bicol Region is one of the regions of the Philippines occupying the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

Contents


Grammar

Pronouns

  Absolutive Ergative Oblique
1st person singular ako ko sakuya, sako
2nd person singular ika, ka mo saimo, si-mo
3rd person singular siya niya saiya
1st person plural inclusive kita nyato, ta satuya, sato
1st person plural exclusive kami nyamo, mi samuya, samo
2nd person plural kamo nindo saindo
3rd person plural sinda ninda sainda

Classification

Bicolano is classified as a Central Philippine language, which is a sub-branch of the Meso Philippine–Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Bicolano is further subdivided into three groups: Coastal Bikol, Inland Bikol, and Pandan Bikol. This article needs cleanup. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ... Coastal Bikol is a dialect of Bikol. ... Inland Bikol are people living in the mainland or valley, and a form of Bikol. ...


Coastal

  • Naga
  • Virac
    • Bicolano (Southern Catanduanes)

Central Bikol is a dialect of Bikol. ...

Inland

  • Agta (Mt. Iraga)
  • Buhi-Daraga
  • Iriga
    • Bicolano (Iriga) / Rinconada Bicolano

This article needs to be wikified. ...

Pandan

  • Bicolano (Northern Catanduanes)

See also

There are over 170 languages of the Philippines; almost all of them belong to the Austronesian language family. ...

External links

  • Ethnologue report for Central Bicolano
  • Ethnologue classification tree for Bicolano
  • Bansa.org Bikol Dictionary

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