Central Bikol Language - Bikol Dialects

Bikol Dialects

Bikol-Naga, a dialect of Coastal Bikol based in Canaman, Camarines Sur and the foundation of Standard Bikol, along with Bikol-Legazpi, based in Legazpi City, are plainly understood by most Bikol speakers. It is spoken in the first and second districts of Camarines Sur (except in Del Gallego, where residents are mostly Tagalog speakers) and in San Pascual, Masbate.

Bikol-Legazpi is spoken in the eastern coast of Albay and northern Sorsogon.

Other common dialects include Bikol-Daet, spoken in Daet and adjacent towns in Camarines Norte, and Bikol-Partido, spoken in the 4th District of Camarines Sur and in Virac, San Andres and southern part of Caramoran in Catanduanes.

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