| Also Known As: Kapampangan,Pampango,Pampangueño
Description:
Kapampangan, also spelled Capampan͠gan, is one of the major languages of the Philippines. It is the major language spoken by the people in Pampanga. The language is also called Pampango, Capampan͠gan, Pampangueño, and Amanung Sisuan. The latter literally means "breastfed language" because the Kapampangan people are now using it lively for it is starting to be endangered and is analogous to the term "native language." One of the Filipinos who speak Kapampangan are the Tiglaos and the Guecos
The word Kapampangan is derived from the rootword pampang which means "river bank."
Very little is known about the language prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
In the 18th century, two books were written by Fr. Diego Bergaño. He authored Vocabulario de la lengua Pampanga and Arte de la lengua Pampanga.
The Kapampangan Language produced two literary giants in the 19th century. Father Anselmo Fajardo was noted for his works Gonzalo de Córdova and Comedia Heróica de la Conquista de Granada. Another writer, Juan Crisostomo Soto, was noted for writing many plays. He authored Alang Dios in 1901. The Kapampangan poetical joust "Crissotan" was coined by his fellow literary genius..... full article at Wikipedia |
Location of Pampangan Language Speakers
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11.872789, 122.861328, Philippines
49.837982, 105.820313, Asia</googlemap>
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