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Southern Sorsogon language

Southern Sorsogon (also known as the language of Waray Sorsogon, Bisakol, Gubat) is a Bisayan language spoken in the southern part of Sorsogon, Philippines, in the municipalities of Gubat, Barcelona, Bulusan, Santa Magdalena, Matnog, Bulan, and Irosin. Although located in the Bicol Region, Southern Sorsogon belongs to the Warayan Bisayan subgroup, and is mutually intelligible to Waray which is spoken to the south on the neighboring island of Samar. The other two Bisayan languages spoken in the Bicol Region (Region V) are Masbate Sorsogon and Masbateño.

Phonology

Southern Sorsogon has the following phoneme inventory:

Grammar

Personal pronouns

Southern Sorsogon has three personal pronoun sets.

Deictic pronouns

Southern Sorsogon has three deictic pronoun sets.

Noun case markers

Southern Sorsogon has three noun case marker sets.

Verbs

Verbs in Southern Sorsogon are inflected for focus and aspect.

Vocabulary

Numbers

Southern Sorsogon has the following numbers:

See also

References