Bicolano or Bikol is an Austronesian language used in the Philippines particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon. ISO 639 assigns the code BIK to Bicolano.

Bikol
Spoken in:	Philippines
Region:	Bicol
First language speakers:	4.6 million
Second language speakers:	-
Ranking:	Not in top 100
Genetic classification:	Austronesian   Malayo-Polynesian    Western     Central Philippine      Bikol      Bikol
Official status
Official language of:	-
Regulated by:	-
Language codes
ISO 639-1	-
ISO 639-2	bik
SIL	BKL

Contents

1 Classification 1.1 Coastal 1.2 Inland 1.3 Pandan 2 External links

Classification

Bicolano is classified as a Central Philippine language, which is a sub-branch of the Meso Philippine–Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Bicolano is further subdivided into three groups: Coastal Bikol, Inland Bikol, and Pandan Bikol.

Coastal

• Naga
  • Agta (Isarog)
  • Agta (Mt. Iraya)
  • Central Bicolano / Bicolano (Naga)
• Virac
  • Bicolano (Southern Catanduanes)

Inland

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

Pandan

• Bicolano (Northern Catanduanes)

External links

• Ethnologue report for Central Bicolano (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=BKL)
• Ethnologue classification tree for Bicolano (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=1109)

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