Central Bikol , commonly called Bikol Naga or simply as Bikol , is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bicolanos , primarily in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon , Philippines . It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines Sur , second congressional district of Camarines Norte , eastern part of Albay , northeastern part of Sorsogon , San Pascual town in Masbate , and southwestern part of Catanduanes . Central Bikol speakers can be found in all provinces of Bicol and it is a majority language in Camarines Sur. The standard sprachraum form is based on the Canaman dialect.
28-634: Ateneo de Naga University ( Central Bikol : Unibersidad kan Ateneo sa Naga ) and ( Filipino : Pamantasang Ateneo de Naga ) also referred to by its acronym AdNU , is a private Catholic Jesuit basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Naga City , Camarines Sur , Philippines . It was established in 1940 when the Jesuits took over
56-587: A number of loanwords, largely Spanish ones as a result of Spanish rule in the Philippines. These include swerte ( suerte , 'luck'), karne ( carne , 'meat'), imbestigador ( investigador , 'investigator'), litro ('liter'), pero ('but'), and krimen ( crimen , 'crime'). Another source of loanwords in Bikol is Sanskrit , with examples including words like bahala ('responsibility') and karma . There are 16 consonants in
84-532: A rich set of discourse particles. There exist two types of numerals in Bikol: native Bikol and Spanish numerals. Generally, Bicolanos use the Spanish terms when referring to time, as in the phrase a las singko ('5 o'clock'). However, the native terms can be read in literary books. The Spanish numerals are often encountered in pricing. The angry register of Bikol, also known natively as tamanggot or rapsak ,
112-549: Is also one of the founding member of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN). The APQN has been established with the purpose of satisfying the needs of quality assurance agencies in higher education. These are the following programs that are accredited by PAASCU: PAASCU judges an institution not by comparison with other institutions but primarily by the degree to which each institution's own avowed purposes are matched by actual practice in
140-485: Is an accrediting body composed of different private educational institutions that stamp other private schools with a quality standard attained with regard to their programs. PAASCU was established in November 5, 1957 as a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation. The Bureau of Education and Culture (now Department of Education ) formally endorsed PAASCU as an accrediting agency in November 1967. In 1977
168-529: Is spoken in the eastern coast of Albay and the northeastern part of Sorsogon. TLS is the dialect that has been most influenced by the Inland Bikol languages . The Daet dialect, on the other hand, is spoken in the second district of the province of Camarines Norte. The Virac dialect (or Viracnon language) is spoken around Virac, Catanduanes and surrounding towns on the southeastern part of the island of Catanduanes. Like other Philippine languages , Bikol has
196-576: Is used when angry, shouting, or speaking in a high-pitched voice at someone. Some examples of the register include: Note: PAASCU The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities ( PAASCU ) is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines. It is a service organization that accredits academic programs which meet commonly accepted standards of quality education. PAASCU
224-692: The Architecture program was opened under the College of Science, Engineering and Architecture, which was previously known as the College of Science and Engineering. With these separations and additions, the university now has a total number of 7 colleges. University status was granted to the Ateneo de Naga on November 11, 1998, upon the approval by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on November 11, 1998, of Resolution No. 142-98. From 1947 to 2003,
252-493: The Ateneo has a publishing house for university research work and for outside manuscripts. While its daily operations are managed by the university press director, all publications receive final approval of the university president, upon the recommendation of the University Press Board. The following Jesuits have a building named after them, to honor their services. The official tertiary student publication of
280-529: The Bikol language: /m, n, ŋ, p, t, k, ʔ, b, d, ɡ, s, h, l, w~ʋ, ɾ, j~ʝ/ . Eight sounds are borrowed from loanwords: /f, v, ɲ, tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ, ʎ/ . The sound system of the language according to Mintz in 1971 is as follows. Native words exhibit a three-vowel system whose vowels can be noted as /a, i, u/ , with /u/ realized as [o] in the final syllable. Due to contact with Spanish, modern Central Bikol also has two marginal phonemes /e, o/ distinct from /i, u/ . Like many other Philippine languages , Bikol has
308-500: The College of Information Technology and Engineering. Almost a year after, the College of Education was created. In 2001, a College of Computer Studies was established. In school year 2004–2005, the university opened the College of Nursing. In the first semester of the academic year 2017-2018, the university opened the College of Law. The law school offers a four-year program leading to the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. Recently, in 2022,
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#1732790366911336-670: The Engineering Building. In the early 2000s, a ten-hectare land in Barangay Pacol, Naga City, was donated to AdNU. With the availability of a spacious new satellite campus, it was decided to transfer the high school from the Bagumbayan campus to this new campus to decongest the former. This new property, named the Bonoan Campus, became the new home of the high school in the summer of 2003 and is also where
364-693: The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines was established and one of its three founding members is PAASCU. In 1991 the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) was established and one of its founding members is the PAASCU. The INQAAHE is an international association of over 200 organizations that are active in theory and practice of quality assurance higher education. PAASCU
392-463: The administration of the diocesan school, Camarines Sur Catholic Academy . The Jesuits renamed the school Ateneo de Naga after taking control. The Jesuits were naming all the schools that they were opening at that time Ateneo. Ateneo de Naga was the fourth school named Ateneo by the Jesuits. Typical of universities in the Philippines, AdNU has primary (since 2014) and secondary departments, which are both coeducational. The Ateneo de Naga University
420-614: The archaic form of Tagalog spoken in the Rizal and Quezon provinces that are believed to be the home of Central Luzon languages such as Kapampangan in Pampanga and southern Tarlac , and Sambalic languages in Zambales province. Because of its broad geographic coverage as compared to other Bikol languages separated by islands and mountains, Central Bikol diverged into six dialects, which are still mutually comprehensible. The division of
448-610: The college and high school were on the same campus, i.e., the Bagumbayan campus which became crowded when AdNU became a university. Student population grew as the university added more undergraduate programs, and the campus open space shrunk as seven new buildings were constructed to provide additional facilities to the growing college population. These new structures are: Christ the King University Church, Jesuit Residence, Xavier Hall, Arrupe Hall, Fernando Hall (Conference Hall), O'Brien Hall (James J. O'Brien, S.J. library),
476-533: The construction of the Jesuit faculty house and the now iconic Ateneo de Naga building with the four pillars. These buildings were intended to be turned over to the Jesuits on December 15, 1941. However, this plan was thwarted when the Pacific war broke out. During its first year of operation, it included intermediate grades 4 to 6 in elementary school. In 1941, however, the elementary school students were transferred to
504-761: The designation of the College of Education as a Center of Excellence in Teacher Education. The College of Computer Studies was also recognized as a CHED Center of Excellence in Information Technology in 2016. As of 2020, Ateneo de Naga is the only autonomous and institutionally accredited university in the Bicol region . In 1991 the then- Department of Education, Culture and Sports placed the AdNU in its list of 18 excellent universities and colleges. The University has 7 colleges, namely: Since 2005
532-762: The high school building while the new grade school building was being constructed. The pre-school facility (the Ateneo Child Learning Center) also moved to the Bonoan campus by school year 2014–2015. The pre-school and grade school are also coeducational. In 1979, the college and high school departments were the first in Camarines Sur to be accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities ( PAASCU ). They were accredited for
560-540: The language into different dialects is mainly because of the influence of other Bikol and non-Bikol languages surrounding the region. The Canaman dialect, despite being used only by a small portion of the population in Camarines Sur, is the standard form of Central Bikol used in literature, Catholic religious rites and mass media. Naga City dialect is spoken in the first, second, third districts (except in Del Gallego, where residents are mostly Tagalog speakers), and in
588-471: The nearby school run by the Daughters of Charity , and the Ateneo became an all-boys high school. The college department opened on June 5, 1947, and admitted its first female students on October 26, 1953. On September 16, 1996, the university president, Fr. Raul J. Bonoan , SJ issued a memorandum directing the separation of the various colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce, and
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#1732790366911616-490: The newly opened grade school was to be located. With the availability of more land, Ateneo de Naga can now admit a bigger student population. The same year of 2003, the high school became coeducational with the enrollment of 185 female students. Up to the year 2013, Ateneo de Naga was the only Ateneo without a grade school. On June 4, 2014, AdNU opened its grade school at the Bonoan campus in Barangay Pacol, Naga City when it admitted students for Grades 1–3. Classes were held at
644-784: The same time CHED recognized its colleges. In 2007, CHED re-designated the College of Computer Studies as a Center for Development for Excellence in Information Technology Education and designated the College of Commerce as Center of Development in Business Administration and also in Entrepreneurship. In 2007 CHED identified the Graduate School as a delivering institution for its Faculty Development Program. On June 2, 2008, CHED granted Ateneo de Naga autonomous status and approved
672-448: The third time in 1992. On May 25, 2009, the PAASCU granted institutional accreditation status to the university, a first for a private educational institution. The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) certified AdNU's institutional accreditation on June 22, 2009. In 2001, Ateneo de Naga was among the first 22 private higher education institutions in the Philippines granted by CHED deregulated status for five years. At
700-496: The university is The Pillars Publication which was founded in 1961. The senior high school student publication is Kurit Bulawan while the junior high school student publication is The Blue and Gold . Central Bikol language Central Bikol features some vocabulary not found in other Bikol languages nor in other members of the Central Philippine language family like Tagalog and Cebuano . Examples are
728-505: The western and eastern portions of the fourth district (Caramoan, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Siruma and Tinambac) of Camarines Sur. It is also spoken in San Pascual, Masbate (Burias Island) and the southwestern part of Catanduanes. The Partido dialect is spoken in the eastern part of Camarines Sur centered in the southern portion of the fourth districts (Goa, Lagonoy, Sagñay, San Jose, and Tigaon). The Tabaco-Legazpi-Sorsogon (TLS) dialect
756-566: The words matua and bitis , which are the same as the Kapampangan words meaning 'older' and 'foot, feet', respectively. The word banggi ('night') is another example of this as it is different from the usual Bikol word gab-i but closer to the word bengi of Kapampangan. There is no formal study on the relationship of the Central Luzon languages to Central Bikol but the latter has several words that are also found in
784-651: Was established in 1940 when American Jesuits took over the Camarines Sur Catholic Academy, a small private school under the supervision of the Diocese of Nueva Caceres, at the invitation of Bishop (later Archbishop) Pedro P. Santos of Caceres. Classes formally started in June 1940 at the building formerly used by the Camarines Sur Catholic Academy (now Naga Parochial School) with 650 elementary and high school students. Meanwhile, Msgr. Santos initiated
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