Sambal language

E82021
Austronesian language Central Luzon language Philippine language

The Sambal language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Sambal people of western Luzon in the Philippines, particularly in the Zambales region.

Aliases (1)
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language →
Central Luzon language →
Philippine language →
belongsToMacroArea Papunesia →
closelyRelatedTo Bolinao language →
Kapampangan language →
Pangasinan language →
coexistsWith English language →
Filipino language →
Ilocano language →
Tagalog language →
continent Asia →
country Philippines →
ethnicGroup Sambal people →
hasAlternativeName Sambal Zambal →
Sambali →
Zambal language →
hasDialect Botolan Sambal →
Candelaria Sambal →
Iba Sambal →
Masinloc Sambal →
Palauig Sambal →
Santa Cruz Sambal →
hasEthnologueEntry Sambal →
hasGlottocode samb1241 →
hasISO639-3Code xsb →
languageFamily Austronesian languages NERFINISHED →
majorCityInRegion Botolan, Zambales →
Iba, Zambales →
primaryUse daily communication within Sambal communities →
region Western Luzon →
Zambales Province NERFINISHED →
secondaryUse folk songs →
local rituals →
oral tradition →
spokenBy Sambal people →
spokenIn Luzon →
Philippines →
Zambales NERFINISHED →
status minority language →
vulnerable language →
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED →
subgroup Central Luzon languages →
Philippine languages →
typologicalFeature Austronesian alignment →
rich verbal affixation →
verb–initial word order →
usedByReligion Roman Catholicism in local practice →
writingSystem Latin script →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Amánung Kapampángan ("Sambal languages") →
Kapampangan language →
closelyRelatedTo
Zambales →
languageUsed
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