Bikol language

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Bikol language

Central Bicolano (also known as Bikol Central), is one of the individual languages of the Bikol language

Bikol language

Central Bicolano , is one of the individual languages of the Bikol language , which in is part of the group of Bikol languages. It belongs to Coastal Bikol....
(macrolanguage), which in is part of the group of Bikol languages

Bikol languages

Bikol languages a group of Central Philippine languages spoken particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon and parts of Catanduanes and Burias Island, Masbate Province....
. It belongs to Coastal Bikol

Coastal Bikol

Coastal Bikol is one of the three language groups forming the macrolanguage Bikol languages. It is composed of Isarog Agta, Mt. Iraya Agta, Central Bicolano , and Southern Catanduanes Bicolano....
. It is spoken in Bicol Region of the Philippines (Region V).

Bikol-Naga Bikol-Naga, a dialect of Central Bicolano based in Naga City and widely considered as the essential local foundation of Standard Bikol, is plainly understood along with Bikol-Legazpi based in Legazpi City by most Bikol speakers.

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Central Bicolano (also known as Bikol Central), is one of the individual languages of the Bikol language

Bikol language

Bikol languages

Coastal Bikol

Grammar

Pronouns

Bikol-Naga

Bikol-Naga, a dialect of Central Bicolano based in Naga City and widely considered as the essential local foundation of Standard Bikol, is plainly understood along with Bikol-Legazpi based in Legazpi City by most Bikol speakers. It is spoken in the first and second districts of Camarines Sur

Camarines Sur

Camarines Sur is a Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region Regions of the Philippines in Luzon. Its capital is Pili, Camarines Sur and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south....
(except in Del Gallego

Del Gallego, Camarines Sur

Del Gallego is a 4th class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Camarines Sur province, Philippines. It is formerly called Danawin....
) and in San Pascual, Masbate

San Pascual, Masbate

San Pascual is a 4th class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Masbate province, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 37,868 people in 7,353 households....
. Bikol-Legazpi is spoken in the eastern coast of Albay

Albay

Albay Sorsogon
Sorsogon

Sorsogon is a Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region Regions of the Philippines; it is the southernmost province in Luzon and is subdivided into fourteen municipalities and one city....
.

Most common additional dialects include Bikol-Daet spoken in Daet
Daet, Camarines Norte

Daet is a 1st class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Camarines Norte province, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Camarines Norte....
and adjacent towns in Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte is a Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region Regions of the Philippines in Luzon. It's capital is Daet, Camarines Norte and the province borders Quezon to the west and Camarines Sur to the south....
, Bikol-Partido spoken in the 3rd District of Camarines Sur and in Virac
Virac, Catanduanes

Virac is a 1st class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Catanduanes province, Philippines. It is the third largest town and the capital municipality of Catanduanes....
, San Andres
San Andres, Catanduanes

San Andres is a 4th class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Catanduanes province, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 33,781 people in 6,059 households....
and southern part of Caramoran
Caramoran, Catanduanes

Caramoran is a 4th class Philippine municipality in the Philippine province of Catanduanes province, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 25,618 people in 4,293 households....
in Catanduanes, and Bikol-Rinconada spoken in the 4th District of Camarines Sur particularly in the neighboring towns or villages near Iriga City.

Dialectal variation

Standard Bikol Bikol-Naga Bikol-Partido Bikol-Legazpi Bikol-Daet Bikol Rinconada Bikol Bulan Bikol Virac
Digdi sa bàgong lamesa pinakakan nin sogok asin tinapay si babai. Dito sa bagong mesa pinakain ng itlog at tinapay yung babae. Digdi sa bàgong lamesa pigpakakan nin sogok saka tinapay si babai. Igdi sa bag-on lamesa tigpakakan nin sogok sagkod tinapay su bayi. Digdi sa bàgong lamesa pigpakaon ki bunáy saka tinapay su babayi. Digdi sa bagong lamesa pigpakain nin sogok saka tinapay si babae. Sadi sa bagong lamesa pinakaon sa itlog ag tinapay su babayi. Didi sa bag-o na lamesa inpakaon sin bonay nan tinapay an babayi. Digdi sa ba-gong lamesa pinakaon nin sogok pati tinapay an babayi.
Tâdaw ta dae luminayog an gamgam ni Pedro dawà na dae nin kandado si hawla? Bakit hindi lumipad ang ibon ni Pedro kahit na walang kandado ang kulungan. Tanô daw ta dai naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro dawà na mayò nin kandado si hawla? Hadaw ta `e naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro maski `e nin kandado su hawla? Natà dai naglayog an bayong ni Pedro maski warang kandado su hawla? Bakin dai naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro maski mayong kandado si hawla? Ta unu ta di naglayog adto bayong ni Pedro dawa uda kandado su hawla? Nano kay dire naglayog an bayong ni Pedro maski wara kandado an hawla? Ngata ta dai naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro maski dai nin kandado an hawla?

Like other Philippine languages
Languages of the Philippines

In the Philippines, there are over 170 languages, almost all of them belonging to the Austronesian languages. Of all of these languages, only 2 are considered official in the country, at least 10 are considered major and at least 8 are considered co-official....
, Bikol has a number of loanwords, largely Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
as a result of Spanish rule’s 333 years in the Philippines. This includes suerte (luck), karne (carne, meat), imbestigador (investigador, investigator), litro (liter), pero (but), and krimen (crimen, crime). Other source of loanwords is Sanskrit, like hade (king) and karma
Karma

Karma is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of causality originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhism philosophies....
.
See also

Bikol languages
Bikol languages

Bikol languages a group of Central Philippine languages spoken particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon and parts of Catanduanes and Burias Island, Masbate Province....

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