Bisakol (portmanteau of Bisaya and Bikol) is an informal term for the three Bisayan languages spoken in the Bicol Region.
These languages include "Sorsoganon", namely Northern Sorsogon (Masbate Sorsogon) and Southern Sorsogon (Waray Sorsogon). The latter is spoken in seven municipalities in Southern Sorsogon, viz. Matnog, Gubat, Bulan, Irosin, Sta. Magdalena, Barcelona and Bulusan. Northern Sorsogon is closely related to Masbateño (hence, the alternate name Masbate Sorsogon), while Southern Sorsogon is closely related to the Waray spoken in Northern Samar. [1]
Also included is Masbateño of Masbate, which is closer to the languages of Panay, Capiznon and Hiligaynon. However, it retains Bicolano influence from its inclusion in the Bicol Region, both politically and geographically.
On the Ethnologue map of the region, Masbate Sorsogon is 82, Masbatenyo is 85 and Waray Sorsogon is 83. [2]
According to Zorc, [1] the Bisakol languages all classify under the Central Bisayan group.
The following examples are taken from McFarland, [3] in comparison with other Bikol area dialects as well as some Bisayan languages from Zorc. [1]
Minasbate | N. Sor. | S. Sor. | Central Waray | Hiligaynon | Tagalog | Pandan | Legazpi | Daraga | Iriga |
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Nominative | |||||||||
aku | aku | aku | ako | ako | ako | ako | ako | ako | ako |
ikaw | ikaw | ikaw | ikaw | ikaw | ikaw | ikaw | ika | ika | ika |
siya | siya | siya | hiya | siya | siya | siya | siya | sya | iya |
kita | kita | kita | kita | kita | tayo | kita | kita | kita | kita |
kami | kami | kami | kami | kami | kami | kami | kami | kami | kami |
kamu | kamu | kamu | kamu | kamu | kayo | kamu | kamo | kamo | kamo |
sinda | sinda | síra | hira | sila | sila | síla | sinda | sinda | sira |
Genitive | |||||||||
ku | ku | ku | nákon/ko | nákon/ko | ko | ko | ko | ko | ko |
mu | mu | mu | nímo/mo | nímo/mo | mo | mo | mo | mo | mo |
níya | níya | níya | níya | níya | niya | níya | niya | nya | nya |
nátun | nátun | ta | náton | náton | nátin | náto' | niato/ta | ta | ta |
námun | námun | mi | námon | námon | námin | námo' | niamo/mi | mi | namo |
níyu | níyu | níyu | níyo | nínyo | niyo | ninyo | nindo | nindu | niyo |
ninda | ninda | níra | níra | níla | nila | níla | ninda | ninda | nira |