Pampangan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kapampangan, Pampango, Pampangueño

Population

1,900,000 in Philippines (1990 census). Population total all countries: 1,905,430.

Location

Luzon, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Bataan provinces. Also in United States.

Language Status

3 (Wider communication). Statutory language of provincial identity in Pampanga and 2 other Luzon provinces (1991, ACFLC Section 3(f)).

Classification

Language Use

Dominant language in Pampanga Province.

Language Development

New media. Bible: 1917–1994.

Language Resources

Writing

Braille script. Latin script, primary usage.