Geographic distribution (KAPAMPANGAN)

Kapampangan is primarily spoken in the provinces of Pampanga and in the southern towns of the province of Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, San Jose, Gerona, La Paz, and Tarlac City). It is also spoken in isolated communities within the provinces of Bataan (Abucay, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, and Samal), Bulacan (Plaridel, Pulilan, and Calumpit), Nueva Ecija (Cabiao, San Isidro, Gapan City and Cabanatuan City), and Zambales (Olongapo City and Subic).

The Philippine Census of 2000 stated that a total of 2,312,870 out of 76,332,470 people spoke Kapampangan as their native language.


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Classification of Kapampangan

Kapampangan is one of the Central Luzon languages language within the Austronesian language family. Its closest relatives are the Sambal languages of Zambales province and the Bolinao language spoken in the town of Bolinao, Pangasinan.

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Signs of Endangerment (Kapampangan)

At present, the Kapampangan language shows signs of endangerment. The majority of the Kapampangan people are illiterate in their own language as it is not being taught in schools within the region. Tagalog currently dominates the language used in government, schools, work and the media within the Kapampangan homeland. Lexical borrowings from Tagalog are also evident in everyday communication. Evidence of language shift can also be observed in the Kapampangan household. An alarming phenomenon is the increasing number of parents that communicate with their children in Tagalog. The Catholic Church, once the refuge of classical Kapampangan, is slowly shifting to Tagalog in its liturgical songs and sermons.

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History of Kapampangan

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 Nobel Prize nominee for peace and literature in the 50's, Amado Yuzon to immortalize his contribution to Pampanga's Literature. Currently, the use of Kapampangan, even in areas where the language has traditionally been spoken, is in decline.

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Kapampangan language

Kapampangan, also spelled Capampan͠gan, 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 of Zambales. The language is also called Pampango, Capampan͠gan, Pampangueño, and Amanung Sisuan. The latter literally means "breastfed language" and is analogous to the term "native language."

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Lolo Ernie Turla

ERNIE TURLA, English teacher, lexicographer, poet laureate, essayist, philosopher, author, nationalist

Born on January 6, 1938 in Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1968.
Holds a B.S. in Education, A.B. in English, and Ph.D in lexicography.
Author of Classic Kapampangan Dictionary, Kapampangan Folk Songs and Poetry, The Divine Fairy Tale.
President of: Akademyang Kapampangan International, Academia Ning Amanung Sisuan International (ANASI), Aguman Capampangan Northwest U.S.A.
Wrote poems in such books as A Prism of Thoughts, Rhymes of Greatness, Best Poets
of the Millennium, etc. which are published by the National Library of Poetry.
Founder / moderator of forums including DILA (Defenders of Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago), Searchlight, Fil-am Forum and Amanung Sisuan.
Crowned "Poet Laureate" by the Holy Angel University on May 17, 2008, and by the United Poets Laureate International on August 10, 2008.

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