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Kapampangan language

The Pampangan language or Kapampangan is one of the main languages of the Philippines. It is predominantly spoken in the province of Pampanga, and most parts of Tarlac towns in Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz and Tarlac City and Bataan.

Kapampangan
Pampangan
Amánung Kapampangan, Amánung Sísuan
Kapampangan.svg
"Kapampangan" written in Kulitan, the native writing system of the language
Pronunciation[kapamˈpaŋan]
Native toPhilippines (Central Luzon)
RegionPampanga, southern Tarlac, northeastern Bataan, western Bulacan, southwestern Nueva Ecija and southeastern parts of Zambales
EthnicityKapampangan people
Native speakers2.4 million  (2010)e18
Language family
Dialects
Writing systemLatin (Kapampangan alphabet)
Historically written in: Kulitan
Official status
Recognised minority language inRegional language of the Philippines
Regulated byKomisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-2pam
ISO 639-3pam
Kapampangan-speaking regions.png
Kapampangan-speaking area
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Kapampangan Language Media

  • Amánung Sísuan (honorific name for 'mother language' (literally 'nurtured or suckled language') in Kulitan, Kapampangan's indigenous writing system

  • The Church of the Pater Noster in Jerusalem, with a Kapampangan version of the Lord's Prayer on the right (in sulat Baculud spelling).

References

Other websites

This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Kapampangan language edition.
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