Kapampangan language

The Pampangan language or Kapampangan is one of the main languages of the Philippines. It is predominantly spoken in the province of Pampanga, and most parts of Tarlac towns in Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz and Tarlac City and Bataan.

Kapampangan
Pampangan
Amánung Kapampangan, Amánung Sísuan
"Kapampangan" written in Kulitan, the native writing system of the language
Pronunciation	[kapamˈpaŋan]
Native to	Philippines (Central Luzon)
Region	Pampanga, southern Tarlac, northeastern Bataan, western Bulacan, southwestern Nueva Ecija and southeastern parts of Zambales
Ethnicity	Kapampangan people
Native speakers	2.4 million (2010)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Luzon Kapampangan
Dialects	Pampanga Tarlac Bataan
Writing system	Latin (Kapampangan alphabet) Historically written in: Kulitan
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Regional language of the Philippines
Regulated by	Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Language codes
ISO 639-2	pam
ISO 639-3	pam
Glottolog	pamp1243
Kapampangan-speaking area
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