Albay Bikol language explained

Albay Bikol
States:Philippines
Region:Bicol
Speakers:700,000; 300,000 of rbl; 260,000 of fbl; 73,600 of ubl; 68,800 of lbl
Date:2009 SIL
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:Philippine
Fam4:Central Philippine
Fam5:Bikol languages
Fam6:Inland Bikol
Lc1:ubl
Ld1:Boînën
Lc2:lbl
Ld2:Libon Bikol
Lc3:rbl
Ld3:Miraya Bikol
Lc4:fbl
Ld4:West Albay Bikol
Glotto:alba1269
Glottorefname:Inland-Buhi-Daraga Bikol

Albay Bikol, or simply Albayanon is a group of languages and one of the three languages that compose Inland Bikol. It is spoken in the southwestern coast of Albay, (Pio Duran, Jovellar) and northwestern Sorsogon.The region is bordered by the Coastal Bikol and Rinconada Bikol speakers. The latter is the closest language of Albay Bikol and is mutually intelligible. They are both included in Inland Bikol group of languages.

Albay Bikol is the only sub-group of the Inland Bikol group with several languages with in it. The member languages in this sub-grouping lack stressed syllables, rare, if there is, and that makes them different and unique from other Bikol languages. The said feature of Albay Bikol is comparable to French and Portuguese languages that rarely use stressed syllables.

Dialectal variation

"Were you there at the market for a long time?" translated into Albay Bikol languages, Coastal Bikol and Rinconada Bikol.

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