Capampangan

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Capampangan is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Pampanga region of the Philippines by the Kapampangan people.

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Capampangan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Central Luzon language
Philippine language
belongsToMacroArea Papunesia
closelyRelatedTo Sambalic languages
surface form: Sambal languages

Tagalog (to a limited degree as a fellow Central Luzon/Philippine language)
country Philippines
endangermentStatus vulnerable (pressure from Tagalog and English)
ethnicGroup Kapampangan people
glottologCode pamp1243 (for Kapampangan)
hasAlternativeName Kapampangan
Pampangan
hasCulturalRole marker of Kapampangan identity
hasDialects various regional varieties within Pampanga and neighboring provinces
hasGrammarFeature focus/voice system typical of Philippine-type languages
hasLinguisticTypology Austronesian alignment features
verb–initial word order tendency
hasLiterature modern written literature
oral literature
hasMedia local radio programs
local television segments
online content
hasNativeSpeakersIn Bataan
Pampanga NERFINISHED
Tarlac NERFINISHED
hasOrthography standardized Latin-based orthography
hasPhonologicalFeature rich system of vowels and consonants typical of Philippine languages
ISO639-2Code pam
isOfficialLanguageOf none (not a national official language of the Philippines)
isRecognizedAs regional language in the Philippines
languageCode pam
languageFamily Austronesian languages
region Bataan
Pampanga province NERFINISHED
Tarlac NERFINISHED
spokenBy Kapampangan people
spokenIn Central Luzon
Pampanga NERFINISHED
Philippines
standardVarietyCenter San Fernando, Pampanga
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
Philippine languages
usedFor cultural expression
daily communication
local media
usedInEducation some local schools in Pampanga and nearby areas
usedInReligion local Catholic liturgy and religious practices
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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