Bikolano

Bikolano
Spoken in	Philippines
speaker	An estimated 4.6 million native speakers
Linguistic classification	Austronesian languages Malayo-Polynesian languages Filipino languages Central Filipino Languages Bicol Bikolano
Language codes
ISO 639 -1	-
ISO 639 -2	bik
ISO 639-3	bik (macro language) bcl ( Central Bikol ) bln ( Southern Catanduanes Bikol ) bto ( Rinconada Bikol ) cts ( Northern Catanduanes Bikol ) fbl ( West Albay Bikol ) lbl ( Libon Bikol ) rbl ( Miraya Bikol ) ubl ( Buhi'non Bikol )

Bikolano (Bicolano) or Bikol (Bicol) is an Austronesian language that is used in the Philippines, especially on the Bicol peninsula of Luzon Island .

Classification

Bikolano is classified as a central Filipino language, a sub-branch of the Filipino languages . Bikolano is further divided into three subgroups: Coastal , Inland , and Pandanbic .

coast

• Naga
  • Agta (Isarog)
  • Agta (Mt. Iraya)
  • Centralbikolano / Bikolano (Naga)
• Virac
  • Bikolano (Southern Catanduanes)

inland

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

Pandan

• Bikolano (Northern Catanduanes)

Web links

Wikipedia on Bikolano

• Ethnologue report for Central Bicolano
• Ethnologue classification tree for Bicolano