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Language code: bik

Technical information about ISO 639 language code bik

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The table below provides technical details for the Bikol language, designated by the bik code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

bik

Name

Bikol

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Central Bikol (Naga)Albay Bikol (Legazpi)Rinconada BikolPandan BikolBuhinon
Related languages
TagalogCebuanoWaray-WarayMasbateñoHiligaynon
Key facts
Member of the Central Philippine subgroup within the Austronesian familyThe written standard is based on the Canaman variety of Central BikolIt contains one of the highest percentages of Spanish loanwords among Philippine languagesBikol retains the four-way Philippine focus/voice verb systemReduplication of roots marks aspect, intensity or diminutive meaning
Sample phrase

Marhay na aldaw, kumusta ka?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Bikol language, identified by the code bik, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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