Bicolano (Albay)
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Bikolano Buhi-Daraga is one of the main groups of Bikol dialects spoken in the Philippines. It is spoken in the Rinconada (Buhi, Camarines Sur) and Daraga corridors, which includes the towns of Bato, Balatan (Camarines Sur), Libon, Polangui, Oas, Guinobatan, Camalig, and Daraga (in Albay), and the cities of Iriga (Camarines Sur) and Ligao (Albay).
The region is actually sandwiched by the "Naga-Central Bikol" speakers of Naga City and Legazpi City, the two main cities of the Bikol region, where the language spoken is the so-called "Standard Bikol," which is used in the Church liturgy, government documents, official gatherings. Most people are able to speak the "standard Bikol."
The Rinconada Bikol from Buhi to Daraga differs from "Standard Bikol," especially in terms of pronunciation. Rinconada Bikol has the distinctive "short I" sound, which is equivalent to the long "e" or "U" sound of Standard Bikol, Tagalog, and Cebuano.
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