Bicolano, Southern Catanduanes
A language of Philippines
| Population | 85,000 (1981 SIL). 4,583,034 all Bikol languages (2000 census). |
| Region | Luzon, south Catanduanes, east of Bicol. |
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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). |
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