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Bikol languages

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. The Bicolano language group is globally distinctive for its specialized "angry register," a unique…

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Geographic distribution
Bicol Region
Glottolog
biko1240
ISO 639-2 / 5
bik
ISO 639-3
bik
Linguistic classification
Malayo-PolynesianPhilippineGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol · PhilippineGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol · Greater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol · Central PhilippineBikol · Bikol
Native speakers
4,430,000 (1990)

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Bikol languages

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples37
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
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Bikol languages

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related to Ethnologue · 21
Bikol languages → Balatan, Bikol, BikolCoastal Bikol, Canaman, Catanduanes Bikol, Ethnologue, Iraya Agta, Isarog Agta, ISO, Lakeside/Sinaranəw, Legazpi, Miraya, Mount Iriga Agta, Naga City, Northern, Pandan Bikol, Pili, Sinabukid, Sorsogon, Southern
Linguistic classification · 5
Bikol languages → Bikol, Central PhilippineBikol, Greater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol, Malayo-PolynesianPhilippineGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol, PhilippineGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol
Subdivisions · 3
Bikol languages → Coastal Bikol, Inland Bikol, Pandan Bikol
related to McFarland (1974) · 2
Bikol languages → Bikol, Curtis McFarland
Geographic distribution · 1
Bikol languages → Bicol Region
Glottolog · 1
Bikol languages → biko1240
ISO 639-2 / 5 · 1
Bikol languages → bik
ISO 639-3 · 1
Bikol languages → bik
Native speakers · 1
Bikol languages → 4,430,000 (1990)
Proto-language · 1
Bikol languages → Proto-Bikol

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spoken bikol city albay catanduanes sur sorsogon also legazpi masbate variant rinconada camarines central polangui area burias southern island ocampo

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Bikol languagesGeographic distributionBicol Region1.00infobox
Bikol languagesGlottologbiko12401.00infobox
Bikol languagesISO 639-2 / 5bik1.00infobox
Bikol languagesISO 639-3bik1.00infobox
Bikol languagesLinguistic classificationMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesLinguistic classificationPhilippineGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesLinguistic classificationGreater Central PhilippineCentral PhilippineBikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesLinguistic classificationCentral PhilippineBikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesLinguistic classificationBikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesNative speakers4,430,000 (1990)1.00infobox
Bikol languagesProto-languageProto-Bikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesSubdivisionsCoastal Bikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesSubdivisionsInland Bikol1.00infobox
Bikol languagesSubdivisionsPandan Bikol1.00infobox

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