pamTechnical information about ISO 639 language code pam
The table below provides technical details for the Kapampangan, Pampanga language, designated by the pam code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Kapampangan, Pampanga |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Pampanga (Central)Tarlac (Northern) |
| Related languages | SambalTagalogPangasinan |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Central Luzon branch of the Philippine language familyMaintains a verb-initial (VSO) word order typical of many Austronesian languagesEmploys inclusive vs. exclusive first-person plural pronouns, plus a dual number formReduplication is widely used to mark aspect, intensity or pluralityContains a heavy layer of Spanish loanwords yet preserves native phonemes, such as the glottal stop and /h/, lost in some neighboring tongues |
| Sample phrase | Kumusta, makananu ka? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Kapampangan, Pampanga language, identified by the code pam, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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