Bikol language
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Bikol or Bicolano is an Austronesian language used in the Philippines particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon.
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Grammar
Pronouns
| Absolutive | Ergative | Oblique | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ako | ko | sakuya, sako |
| 2nd person singular | ika, ka | mo | saimo, si-mo |
| 3rd person singular | siya | niya | saiya |
| 1st person plural inclusive | kita | nyato, ta | satuya, sato |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kami | nyamo, mi | samuya, samo |
| 2nd person plural | kamo | nindo | saindo |
| 3rd person plural | sinda | ninda | sainda |
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)
See also
External links
- [Ethnologue report for Central Bicolano]
- [Ethnologue classification tree for Bicolano]
- [Bansa.org Bikol Dictionary]
- [Bicolano.org Bicol Portal]
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