Bisakol languages

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Bisakol (portmanteau of Bisaya and Bikol) is an informal term for the three Bisayan languages spoken in the Bicol Region.

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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]

Classification

According to Zorc, [1] the Bisakol languages all classify under the Central Bisayan group.

Bisayan

other Bisayan

Central Bisayan

Romblomanon

Peripheral
Warayan

Southern Sorsoganon

Waray

Northern Samar

Samar-Leyte (Central)

Waray (Southern)

Vocabulary

The following examples are taken from McFarland, [3] in comparison with other Bikol area dialects as well as some Bisayan languages from Zorc. [1]

Pronouns

Minasbate N. Sor. S. Sor. Central Waray Hiligaynon Tagalog Pandan Legazpi Daraga Iriga
Nominative
akuakuakuakoakoakoakoakoakoako
ikawikawikawikawikawikawikawikaikaika
siyasiyasiyahiyasiyasiyasiyasiyasyaiya
kitakitakitakitakitatayokitakitakitakita
kamikamikamikamikamikamikamikamikamikami
kamukamukamukamukamukayokamukamokamokamo
sindasindasírahirasilasilasílasindasindasira
Genitive
kukukunákon/konákon/kokokokokoko
mumumunímo/monímo/momomomomomo
níyaníyaníyaníyaníyaniyaníyaniyanyanya
nátunnátuntanátonnátonnátinnáto'niato/tatata
námunnámunminámonnámonnáminnámo'niamo/miminamo
níyuníyuníyuníyonínyoniyoninyonindoninduniyo
nindanindaníraníranílanilanílanindanindanira

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zorc, David Paul (1977). The Bisayan Dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and Reconstruction . Canberra, Australia: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. doi: 10.15144/PL-C44 . ISBN   0858831570.
  2. Ethnologue map of Southern Philippines
  3. McFarland, Curtis D. The dialects of the Bikol area. OCLC   7764811.