Pangasinan language
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Pangasinán is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines and is spoken exclusively in the province of Pangasinan, along with Ilocano. An alternate name for Pangasinán is Panggalatók, although this name can be construed as pejorative. It is generally considered the most grammatically complex and difficult of the Philippine languages. Learning Pangasinan as an English speaker is further complicated by the unavailability of reference materials such as grammar books. While such books have been published in the past, they are all currently out of print.
Despite it being the first language for over a million people (some estimate the number of speakers nearer to two million), very few printed materials are available in Pangasinan, most of which are evangelical in nature. This is due to the fact that most Pangasinans are multilingual, knowing Tagalog, English, and Ilocano, in addition to their native tongue. This tendency to prefer speaking the more dominant languages in Pangasinan province has led to the decline of the Pangasinense-speaking population.
| Pangasinan | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Philippines |
| Region: | Central Luzon |
| First language speakers: | 1.3 million |
| Second language speakers: | - |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | - |
| Regulated by: | - |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | pag |
| SIL | PNG |
Numbers
The following lists the numbers from one to ten in English, Tagalog, and Pangasinan.
| English | Tagalog | Pangasinan |
|---|---|---|
| one | isa | sakey |
| two | dalawa | duara |
| three | tatlo | talora |
| four | apat | apatira |
| five | lima | limara |
| six | anim | anemira |
| seven | pito | pitora |
| eight | walo | walora |
| nine | siyam | siamira |
| ten | sampu | samplura |
See also
- Languages of the Philippines
- Tagalog language
- Filipino
- Ilokano language
- Cebuano language
- Kapampangan language
- Chabacano
External links
- Ethnologue Report for Pangasinan (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pag)
- Basic description of Pangasinan language history and grammar (http://www.atoni.com/dila/languages/LanguageFacts/Pangasinan.htm)