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Kapampangan language

NameKapampangan
FamilycolorAustronesian
StatesPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
Speakers2.9 million; 6th most spoken native language in the Philippines
Fam2Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3Philippine
Fam4Northern Philippine
Fam5Central Luzon
ScriptLatin (Kapampangan or Spanish variant);
Historically written in Matuang Kudlitan, Kulitan, Sulat Kapampangan or Pamagkulit
NationRegional language in the Philippines
AgencyCommission on the Filipino Language
Iso2pam|iso3=pam
NoticeIPA

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The Kapampangan language, or Pampangan -xxˌkapamˈpaŋan, is one of the major languages of the Philippines. It is the language spoken in the province of Pampanga, the southern half of the province of Tarlac and the northern portion of the province of Bataan. Kapampangan is also understood in some barrios of Bulacan and Nueva Ecija and by the Aitas or Aeta of Zambales. The language was spelled Capampañgan and is also called Pampango, and in the Kapampangan language: Amanung Sisuan, meaning "the mother language".


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