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The Bikol languages or Bicolano languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly in the Bicol Peninsula in the southeastern part of Luzon, the neighboring island-province of Catanduanes, and the island of Burias in Masbate.
Central Bikol, commonly called Bikol Naga [3] or simply as Bikol, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bicolanos, primarily in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines Sur , second congressional district of Camarines Norte , eastern part of Albay , northeastern part of ...
Albay Bikol, or simply Albayanon is a group of languages and one of the three languages that compose Inland Bikol. It is spoken in the southwestern coast of Albay , ( Pio Duran , Jovellar ) and northwestern Sorsogon .
Bisakol (portmanteau of Bisaya and Bikol) is an informal term for the three Bisayan languages spoken in the Bicol Region. These languages include Sorsoganon, a group of Warayan speech varieties of Sorsogon, namely Central Sorsogon (Masbate Sorsogon) and Southern Sorsogon (Waray Sorsogon).
The majority of Bicolanos understand and speak Central Bikol language (a member of Coastal Bikol group of languages), since it is the language used in literature and mass media, but with varying degrees. A known misconception of many Bicolanos is that Central Bikol, used in the cities of Legazpi and Naga, is the standard Bikol.
Currently, the major obstacle to the diffusion of the usage and teaching of Rinconada is the lack of written material in Rinconada Bikol language, namely books, newspapers, software, magazines, etc. Thus, Rinconada, along with other Inland Bikol languages and the minor indigenous languages of Bicol region, remains essentially a spoken language.
The Central Philippine languages are the most geographically widespread demonstrated group of languages in the Philippines, being spoken in southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Sulu. They are also the most populous, including Tagalog (and Filipino ), Bikol , and the major Visayan languages Cebuano , Hiligaynon , Waray , Kinaray-a , and Tausug ...
A speaker of a dialect of Coastal Bikol, recorded in the United States. Coastal Bikol (Central Bikol: Baybayon na Bikol) is one of the three groups or family languages of Bikol languages. It includes Mt. Isarog Agta, [1] Mt. Iraya Agta, Central Bikol, and Southern Catanduanes Bikol, sometimes classified as a dialect of Central Bikol.