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Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3bln

Population  85,000 (1981 SIL). 4,583,034 all Bikol languages (2000 census).
Region  Luzon, south Catanduanes, east of Bicol.
Language map  Southern Philippines, reference number 71
Alternate names   Virac
Dialects  Population samples had 85% comprehension of Central Bicolano [bcl] and Filipino [fil] narrative. Intelligibility of Northern Catanduanes [cts] 91%. Virac dialect is preferable for literature.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bikol, Coastal, Virac
A member of macrolanguage Bikol [bik] (Philippines).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MIELKE, Jeff; OLSON, Kenneth S.; PATERSON, Hugh J. III; PEBLEY, Carol Jean; SANICAS-DAGUMAN, Josephine, authors. 2010. "The phonetic status of the (inter)dental approximant."  Available online