Pampangan
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A language of Philippines
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kapampangan, Pampango, Pampangueño
Population
1,900,000 (1990 census). Total users in all countries: 1,905,430.
Location
Central Luzon region: southwest Nueva Ecija province; Tarlac province; most of Pampanga province west of Pampanga river; Central Visayas region: Zambales province, scattered along east border.
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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. Used as L2 by Mag-Indi Ayta [blx].
Language Development
Bible: 1917–1994.
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