Bicolano (Iriga)

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Iriga Bicolano or "Rinconada Bikol" is one of the three languages that compose the group Inland Bikol of the macrolanguage Bikol. It is spoken in Bula, Baao, Nabua, Balatan, Iriga City and Bato in Camarines Sur. Rinconada Bikol has the distinctive "short I" sound, which is equivalent to the long "e" or "U" sound of Standard Bikol, Tagalog, and Cebuano.