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Sambal, Botolan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: sbl

Population	32,900 (2000 SIL), increasing.
Region	Central Luzon, Zambales Province, Botolan and Cabangan municipalities. People were affected by Mt. Pinatubo eruption.
Language map	Northern Philippines, reference number 40
Alternate names	Aeta Negrito, Ayta Hambali, Botolan Zambal
Dialects	Ayta Hambali (Hambali Botolan), Sambali Botolan. Among themselves, Ayta Hambali use some words that are similar to Ayta Mag-anchi [sgb].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Central Luzon, Sambalic
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. Local administration, commerce, religion, letters. All ages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 100%. Literacy rate in L2: 100%. All can read and write it. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists; fishermen; charcoal makers.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANTWORTH, Evan L., author. 1979. Grammatical sketch of Botolan Sambal.

ANTWORTH, Evan L., author. 1984. "Sambal reflexes of Proto-Austronesian phonemes."

GOLDEN, Jenny, author. 1999. "Starting over: Ayta involvement in education before and after Pinatubo."

MINOT, Happy, author. n.d.. Sentence types of Botolan Sambal.

STONE, Roger, author. 2006. "The Sambalic languages of Central Luzon."  

STONE, Roger, author. 2008. "The Sambalic languages of Central Luzon."

Vernacular Publications

A B K D. 1981.

Aw-istorya boy aw-oyap. 1973.

Bahawen tamo 1-3. 1968.

Bahawen tamo. 1971.

Dawdinonong bawbotolinyo. 1978.

Hay paglako ha katatag-ayan ha kama-inan nin Diyos nin mihay antompel ha Diyos. 1985.

Kabayo. 1965.  

Mamaha tamo. 1986.

Panambal mawmasakit. 1973.

Panambal nin mawmasakit. 1969.