Bikol languages
| Bikol | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Bicol Region |
| Linguistic classification: | Austronesian |
| Subdivisions: | |
| ISO 639-2 / 5: | |
| Glottolog: | biko1240 |
Geographic extent of Bikol languages according to Ethnologue
Bikol proper
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The Bikol languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly on the Bicol Peninsula in the island of Luzon, the neighbouring island province of Catanduanes and the island of Burias of Masbate. There is a dialect continuum between the Visayan languages and the Bikol languages; the two together are called the Bisakol languages.
The languages of Bikol grouped according to Ethnologue are:
Curtis McFarland gives the following classification for the Bikol languages.
Pandan (North Catanduanes)
Buhi (Buhi'non)
Oas (West Miraya)
Daraga (East Miraya)
Naga (Standard Bikol), Legazpi, and Partido
Virac (South Catanduanes)
San Pascual (Northern Burias Island)
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