Pangasinan language

Austronesian language spoken in the province of Pangasinan by Pangasinense people

Pangasinan language or Salitan Pangasinan is one of the main languages of the Philippines. It is the language spoken in the province of Pangasinan.

Pangasinan
Pangasinense
Salitan Pangasinan
Pronunciation[paŋ'ɡa'sinan]
Native toPhilippines (Ilocos Region & Central Luzon)
RegionPangasinan, northern Tarlac, southern La Union, southwestern Benguet, northwestern Nueva Ecija, northern Zambales, and southwestern Nueva Vizcaya
EthnicityPangasinan people
Native speakers
(1.2 million cited 1990 census)[1]
8th most spoken native language in the Philippines[2]
Dialects
Latin (Pangasinan alphabet)
Historically written in: Baybayin
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byKomisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-2pag
ISO 639-3pag
Glottologpang1290
Linguasphere31-CGA-f
Area where Pangasinan is spoken according to Ethnologue
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References change

  1. Pangasinan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Philippine Census, 2000. Table 11. Household Population by Ethnicity, Sex and Region: 2000

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