Pangasinan language

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The Pangasinan language is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the province of Pangasinan and nearby areas in the Philippines, known for its distinct vocabulary and grammar within the Northern Luzon language group.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Northern Luzon language
Philippine language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Ibanag language
Ilocano language
Kankanaey language
country Philippines
endangeredStatus vulnerable
glottocode pang1290
hasAlternativeName Pangasinan Pangasinense
Pangasinense
hasDistinctFeature distinct grammar within Northern Luzon group
distinct vocabulary within Northern Luzon group
hasDomain home and community communication in Pangasinan
hasFeature focus/voice system
inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns
rich verbal affixation
hasGrammarFeature preposed markers for case and definiteness
use of aspect rather than tense
hasLoanwordsFrom English language
Ilocano language
Spanish language
Tagalog language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length not phonemic
simple consonant inventory typical of Philippine languages
hasStandardForm based on speech of central Pangasinan
historicalWritingSystem Baybayin
ISO639-2Code pag
ISO639-3Code pag
languageFamily Austronesian languages
morphology agglutinative
primaryEthnicGroup Pangasinan people
recognizedAs regional language of the Philippines
region Luzon
spokenIn Central Luzon region
Ilocos region
Pangasinan province
Philippines
diaspora communities
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
subgroup Northern Luzon languages
typology Austronesian alignment
predominantly VSO word order
usedFor local literature
local media in Pangasinan
religious services
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ilocano language
Sambal language
closelyRelatedTo

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