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- Central Bikol
ISO 639-3 · bclbcl
Austronesian family
Central Bikol
Bikol Sentral
Central Bikol is a language of the Central Philippine branch (Austronesian), spoken in Philippines. Wikidata counts about 2.5 m speakers (1990). Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bcl- Glottocode
cent2087- Family
- Austronesian
- Centre point
- 13.33, 123.50
- Wikipedia
- 38 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Central Bikol · Bikol Sentral |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bikol Central, Central Bikol language, Central Bicol language |
| All speakers | 2,500,000 (1990) |
| Written in | Abakada alphabet |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Central Bikol
The branches above Central 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