Sambal language

Sambal
Sambali
Native toPhilippines
RegionZambales, Pangasinan, Metro Manila, Palawan
EthnicitySambal
Native speakers
70,000 (2000)[1]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Philippines (as a regional language)
Regulated byKomisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-3xsb
Glottologtina1248
Area where Sambal is spoken
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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 and Ilocano.

The first European-produced reference grammar of any indigenous language of the Philippines was that of Zambal, published circa 1601.[2]

  1. ^ Sambal at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Mojarro Romero, Jorge (2022-05-03). "The Spanish Friars and Philippine Languages". Manila Times.