Central Bikolano

Central Bicolano
Spoken in	Philippines
Region	Bicol
Total speakers	2.5 million
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bikol languages Coastal Bikol Central Bicolano; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Filipino variant);; Historically written in Baybayin
Official status
Official language in	Regional language in the Philippines
Regulated by	Commission on the Filipino Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1	None
ISO 639-2	bik
ISO 639-3	bcl – Central Bicolano
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Central Bicolano (also known as Bikol Central), is one of the individual languages of the Bikol language (macrolanguage), which in is part of the group of Bikol languages. It belongs to Coastal Bikol. [1] It is spoken in Bicol Region of the Philippines (Region V).

[edit] Grammar

[edit] Pronouns

	Absolutive	Ergative	Oblique
1st person singular	ako	ko	sakuya, sako, kanako, saako
2nd person singular	ika, ka	mo	saimo, si-mo, kanimo
3rd person singular	siya, iya	niya	saiya, kaniya
1st person plural inclusive	kita	nyato, ta	satuya, sato, kanato, saato
1st person plural exclusive	kami	nyamo, mi	samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
2nd person plural	kamo	nindo	saindo, kaninyo, saiyo
3rd person plural	sinda	ninda	sainda, kanira

[edit] Bikol-Naga

Bikol-Naga, a dialect of Central Bicolano based in Naga City and widely considered as the essential local foundation of Standard Bikol, is plainly understood along with Bikol-Legazpi based in Legazpi City by most Bikol speakers. It is spoken in the first and second districts of Camarines Sur (except in Del Gallego) and in San Pascual, Masbate. Bikol-Legazpi is spoken in the eastern coast of Albay and northern Sorsogon.

Most common additional dialects include Bikol-Daet spoken in Daet and adjacent towns in Camarines Norte, and Bikol-Partido spoken in the 3rd District of Camarines Sur and in Virac, San Andres and southern part of Caramoran in Catanduanes. Bikol-Rinconada spoken in the 4th District of Camarines Sur particularly in the neighboring towns or villages near Iriga City is a separte. language.

[edit] Dialectal variation

Standard Bikol	Bikol-Naga	Bikol-Partido	Bikol-Legazpi	Bikol-Daet	Bikol Rinconada	Bikol Bulan	Bikol Virac
Digdi sa bàgong lamesa pinakakan nin sogok asin tinapay si babai. Dito sa bagong mesa pinakain ng itlog at tinapay yung babae.	Digdi sa bàgong lamesa pigpakakan nin sogok saka tinapay si babai.	Igdi sa bag-on lamesa tigpakakan nin sogok sagkod tinapay su bayi.	Digdi sa bàgong lamesa pigpakaon ki bunáy saka tinapay su babayi.	Digdi sa bagong lamesa pigpakain nin sogok saka tinapay si babae.	Sadi sa bagong lamesa pinakaon sa itlog ag tinapay su babayi.	Didi sa bag-o na lamesa inpakaon sin bonay nan tinapay an babayi.	Digdi sa ba-gong lamesa pinakaon nin sogok pati tinapay an babayi.
Tâdaw ta dae luminayog an gamgam ni Pedro dawà na dae nin kandado si hawla? Bakit hindi lumipad ang ibon ni Pedro kahit na walang kandado ang kulungan.	Tanô daw ta dai naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro dawà na mayò nin kandado si hawla?	Hadaw ta `e naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro maski `e nin kandado su hawla?	Natà dai naglayog an bayong ni Pedro maski daing kandado su hawla?	Bakin dai naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro maski mayong kandado si hawla?	Ta unu ta di naglayog adto bayong ni Pedro dawa uda kandado su hawla?	Nano kay dire naglayog an bayong ni Pedro maski wara kandado an hawla?	Ngata ta dai naglayog an gamgam ni Pedro maski dai nin kandado an hawla?

Like other Philippine languages, Bikol has a number of loanwords, largely Spanish as a result of Spanish rule’s 333 years in the Philippines. This includes suerte (luck), karne (carne, meat), imbestigador (investigador, investigator), litro (liter), pero (but), and krimen (crimen, crime). Other source of loanwords is Sanskrit, like hade (king) and karma.