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Pages in category "Languages of Camarines Sur" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The main languages spoken in Camarines Sur are the Coastal Bikol (especially Central Bikol) and Inland Bikol group of languages. The latter is a group of languages that includes Albay Bikol group and Rinconada Bikol , while the former just consists dialects.
The division of the language into different dialects is mainly because of the influence of other Bikol and non-Bikol languages surrounding the region. The Canaman dialect, despite being used only by a small portion of the population in Camarines Sur, is the standard form of Central Bikol used in literature, Catholic religious rites and mass media.
Also in some parts of Ocampo, Buhi and Pili in Camarines Sur and in parts of Polangui, Albay. Lakeside Rinconada dialect (lacks /ə/ vowel) Highland Rinconada dialect (with /ə/ vowel) Buhinon – spoken in Buhi, Camarines Sur. Contains features from both the Bikol of Polangui, Albay and the Iriga variant of Rinconada Bikol.
The language retains the proto-Philippine schwa vowel /ə/ that has disappeared in most Philippine languages like Cebuano, Tagalog and even the neighboring Coastal Bikol language. In Nabua, Camarines Sur, (where the language is believed to have originated), the vowel also disappeared through normal development and evolution.
Albay Bikol speakers can be found in Buhi, Camarines Sur, central and eastern parts of Albay and in Donsol, Sorsogon. The standard form of Rinconada Bikol both in pronunciation and writing is the Sinabukid (Highland) dialect of Iriga variant. On the other hand, Buhinon of Buhi, Camarines Sur and Libon of Libon, Albay are the languages that are ...
Isarog, Camarines Sur (noted as nearly extinct) 1000 Grimes 2000 Agta Mt. Iraya & Lake Buhi east, Camarines Sur (has 4 close dialects) 200 Grimes 2000 Agta Mt. Iriga & Lake Buhi west, Camarines Sur 1500 Grimes 2000 Agta Camarines Norte: 200 Grimes 2000 Agta Alabat Island, southern Quezon: 50 Grimes 2000 Agta Umirey, Quezon (with 3 close ...
The Coastal Bikol-Central dialect of the Coastal Bikol language is the dominant dialect spoken by the population in Naga. [36] Central Standard Bikol is also the basis for other dialects in the Bicol Region. [37] The majority of the city's population can understand and speak English, Filipino, and Tagalog.