Sambal language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sambal or Sambali is a Sambalic language spoken primarily in the Zambal municipalities of Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, and Iba, in the Pangasinense municipality of Infanta, and areas of Pampanga in the boundary with Zambales in the Philippines; speakers can also be found in Panitian, Quezon, Palawan and Barangay Mandaragat or Buncag of Puerto Princesa.[citation needed] The speakers of the language are decreasing due to the fact that many of the speakers are shifting to Tagalog & Ilocano.
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| Sambal | |
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| Sambali | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Zambales, Pangasinan, Metro Manila, Palawan |
| Ethnicity | Sambal |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2000)[1] |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Philippines (as a regional language) |
| Regulated by | Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xsb |
| Glottolog | tina1248 |
 Area where Sambal is spoken | |
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The first European-produced reference grammar of any indigenous language of the Philippines was that of Zambal, published circa 1601.[2]