Status
Rinconada having hundreds of thousands of speakers, the language is not among the recognized regional languages in the Philippines. This is because the Commission on the Filipino Language (Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino) sees no interest in the regulation and development of this language. There is no publication of local government of Camarines Sur written in this language, and no single local radio station in the province utilizes it as a medium of communication. Rinconada speakers are presently marginalized by the dominant Coastal Bikol (Bikol Naga-Legazpi) speakers.
Some advocates of this language are planning to submit a proposal for a Rinconada Language festival.
Read more about this topic: Rinconada Bikol Language
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