Ambala is a
Sambalic language spoken in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. It has more than 2,000 speakers and is spoken within
Aeta communities in the
Zambal municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Subic,
San Marcelino
San Marcelino, officially the Municipality of San Marcelino ( ilo, Ili ti San Marcelino; tgl, Bayan ng San Marcelino), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...
, and
Castillejos; in the
city
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of
Olongapo
Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo ( fil, Lungsod ng Olongapo; ilo, Siudad ti Olongapo; xsb, Siyodad nin Olongapo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Located in the province of Zambales ...
; and in
Dinalupihan, Bataan.
Reid (1994)
reports the following Ambala locations, from
SIL word lists:
*Maliwacat, Cabalan,
Olongapo
Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo ( fil, Lungsod ng Olongapo; ilo, Siudad ti Olongapo; xsb, Siyodad nin Olongapo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Located in the province of Zambales ...
, Zambales
*Batong Kalyo (Pili),
San Marcelino
San Marcelino, officially the Municipality of San Marcelino ( ilo, Ili ti San Marcelino; tgl, Bayan ng San Marcelino), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...
, Zambales
Himes (2012)
also collected Ambala data from the following locations:
*Pastolan,
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
*Gordon Heights,
Olongapo City
Olongapo, officially the City of Olongapo ( fil, Lungsod ng Olongapo; ilo, Siudad ti Olongapo; xsb, Siyodad nin Olongapo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Located in the province of Zambale ...
See also
*
Languages of the Philippines
There are some 120 to 187 languages spoken in the Philippines, depending on the method of classification. Almost all are Malayo-Polynesian languages native to the archipelago. A number of Spanish-influenced creole varieties generally called ...
References
Endangered Austronesian languages
Sambalic languages
Aeta languages
Languages of Zambales
Languages of Bataan
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