ISO 639-3 · bikbik
Austronesian family · macrolanguage
Bikol
Bikol is a macrolanguage of the Central Philippine branch (Austronesian), spoken in Philippines. Wikidata counts about 2.5 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “group of languages of the Philippines”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bik- Glottocode
biko1240- Family
- Austronesian
- Centre point
- 13.62, 123.19
- Wikipedia
- 40 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
5levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Bikol |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bicol, Bicolano, Bicol languages, Bikolano, Bikol languages |
| All speakers | 2,500,000 |
| Written in | Latin script, Philippine Braille |
| Kind | macrolanguage |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Bikol yet.
family tree
From Austronesian to Bikol
The branches above Bikol, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Philippines
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 mspaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalfilFilipinoAustronesian · 90 m1 · NationaltglTagalogAustronesian · 68.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigorouscebCebuanoAustronesian · 15.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationiloIlocanoAustronesian · 9.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationhilHiligaynonAustronesian · 5.7 m3 · Wider Communication