Bikol languages

Bikol languages
Bikol
Geographic
distribution:
Bicol Region
Linguistic classification: Austronesian
Subdivisions:
ISO 639-2 and 639-5: bik
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The Bikol languages are 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. There is also a continuum between Visayan languages and Bikol languages, called Bisakol languages.

Contents

Internal classification

Ethnologue

The eight varieties of Bikol according to Ethnologue are:

  • Coastal Bikol (Northern)
    • Naga
      • Agta, Isarogagk
      • Agta, Mt. Irayaatl
      • Central Bikolanobcl
    • Virac (Southern Catanduanes) – bln
  • Inland Bikol (Southern)
    • Agta, Mt. Irigaagz
    • Albay Bicolano (Buhi-Daraga) – bhk
    • Iriga Bicolanobto
  • Pandan (Northern Catanduanes) – cts

McFarland (1974)

Curtis McFarland gives the following classification for the Bikol languages.[1]

Bikol 
Bikol Proper 
 North Catanduanes 

Pandan (North Catanduanes)



 Inland Bikol 

Iriga (Riŋkonāda)




Buhi (Buhi'non)




Libon




Oas (West Miraya)



Daraga (East Miraya)






 Coastal Bikol 

Naga (Standard Bikol), Legazpi, and Partido



Virac (South Catanduanes)





Bisakol 

Southern Sorsogon




Northern Sorsogon



Masbateño






Lobel (2000)

While McFarland (1974) splits Bikol into 11 dialects, Lobel (2000) splits Bikol into 12 different dialects (including Partido Bikol, which McFarland (1974) does not differentiate) and 4 main branches.[2]

  1. Central Standard – Spoken primarily in Naga City. Also recognized (and sometimes understood) in Daet, Camarines Norte; many other areas in Camarines Sur; San Pascual, Masbate on Burias Island; also heard in Legazpi City and other cities along the eastern coast of Albay; and northeastern Sorsogon.
    1. Daet area variant
    2. Naga City area variant
    3. Eastern Standard Bikol – Spoken in and around Legazpi City, and also in North Sorsogon
  2. Partido – Spoken in the Camarines Sur municipalities of Ocampo, Goa, Tigaon, Lagonoy, Sagñay, and San Jose. This dialect has a mellow intonation and is heavily influenced by Riŋkonāda.
  3. South Catanduanes – Spoken in the southern end of Catanduanes.
    1. Virac area variant
    2. San Miguel variant (transitional to North Catanduanes)
  • Southern Coastal and Inland Bikol
  1. Riŋkonāda – Spoken primarily in Iriga City, Baao, Bula, Balatan, Baao, and Nabua, Camarines Sur. Also heard in Ocampo, Buhi and Pili, Camarines Sur and Polangui, Albay.
    1. Lowland Riŋkonāda dialect (lacks /ə/ vowel)
    2. Highland Riŋkonāda dialect (with /ə/ vowel)
  2. Buhinon – Spoken in Buhi, Camarines Sur. Contains features from both Bikol of Polangui and Bikol of Iriga.
  3. Libon – Spoken in Libon, Albay.
  4. West Miraya – Spoken in Ligao City, Polangui, Oas, and Pio Duran, Albay.
  5. East Miraya – Spoken in Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Jovellar, Albay and in Donsol and Pilar, Sorsogon.
    1. Central (Guinobatan)
    2. Far East (Camalig, Daraga)
    3. Southeast (Jovellar, Albay, Donsol, Pilar)
  1. Central Sorsogon – Spoken in Sorsogon City, Castilla, Casiguran, and Juban, Sorsogon.
    1. Castilla Sorsogon (mixed with Legazpi Bikol)
    2. Casiguran-Juban variant
  2. Southern Sorsogon – Spoken in Gubat, Barcelona, Bulusan, Santa Magdalena, Matnog, Irosin, and Bulan, Sorsogon.
  3. Masbatenyo – Spoken in Masbate City, Mobo, Uson, Dimasalang, Palanas, Masbate, Aroroy on the island of Masbate, all of Ticao Island, and Claveria on the southern half of Burias Island.
    1. Standard Masbatenyo
    2. Ticao Island variant

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ McFarland, Curtis D. The dialects of the Bikol area. Ph.D. dissertation. New Haven: Dept. of Liunguistics, Yale University, 1974.
  2. ^ Lobel, Jason William, Wilmer Joseph S Tria, and Jose Maria Z Carpio. 2000. An satuyang tataramon / A study of the Bikol language. Naga City, Philippines: Lobel & Tria Partnership, Co.: Holy Rosary Minor Seminary.

General references

  • Lobel, Jason William, Wilmer Joseph S Tria, and Jose Maria Z Carpio. 2000. An satuyang tataramon / A study of the Bikol language. Naga City, Philippines: Lobel & Tria Partnership, Co.: Holy Rosary Minor Seminary.

External links

  • Translate Bikol, an online English-Bikol and Bisakol languages translator.

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