Central Luzon languages
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The Central Luzon languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. One of them, Kapampangan, is the major language of the Mount Pinatubo
area. However, despite having three million speakers, it is threatened by the diaspora of its speakers after the 1991 eruption of that volcano.
The Central Luzon languages are,
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon, near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. It is located in the Tri-Cabusilan Mountain range separating the west coast of Luzon from the central plains, and is west of the dormant and...
area. However, despite having three million speakers, it is threatened by the diaspora of its speakers after the 1991 eruption of that volcano.
The Central Luzon languages are,
- KapampanganKapampangan languageThe Pampangan language, or Kapampangan , 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 barangays of...
(Pampangan) - Sambalic languagesSambalic languagesThe Sambalic languages are a part of the Central Luzon language family spoken by the Sambals, an ethno-linguistic group on the western coastal areas of Central Luzon as well as the Zambales Mountain ranges...
(spoken by the AetaAetaThe Aeta , Agta or Ayta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines. They are considered to be Negritos, who are dark to very dark brown-skinned and tend to have features such as a small stature, small frame, curly to kinky afro-like textured...
and related peoples) - Sinauna