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Language · ISO 639-3 fbl

West Albay Bikol Language

West Albay Bikol is a language spoken by about 2.5 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.

2.5 million
Speakers · #280 in the world
1
Countries where it is spoken
0
Countries where it is official
Unknown
Endangerment status

Where West Albay Bikol is spoken

  • Official language
  • Regional official
  • Spoken by 10%+
  • 1–10%
  • Smaller communities

Countries that speak West Albay Bikol

Flag of Philippines2.7 million · 2%

Language family

No family classification is available.

Writing system

Latin script

About the West Albay Bikol language

West Albay Bikol is spoken by about 2.5 million people, which makes it the 280th most spoken language in the world — just behind Bini (2.5 million) and ahead of Kurukh (2.5 million).

Where is West Albay Bikol spoken?

West Albay Bikol is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Philippines (2.7 million).

West Albay Bikol is not a national official language anywhere.

Writing system and status

West Albay Bikol is written in the Latin script.

ISO codes: ISO 639-3 fbl.

Frequently asked questions about West Albay Bikol

How many people speak West Albay Bikol?

About 2.5 million people — #280 among the world's languages.

Where is West Albay Bikol spoken?

Mostly in Philippines (2.7 million).

Is West Albay Bikol an endangered language?

West Albay Bikol is classed as unknown (Glottolog AES).

Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.