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The Sambalic languages are part of the Central Luzon language family. The largest Sambalic languages are Sambal and Bolinao, with 102,867 (SIL 2000) and approximately 50,000 speakers (Ethnologue 1990), respectively. The rest are smaller languages spoken almost exclusively within various Aeta communities. There are a total of around 168,067 speakers of Sambalic languages, spoken primarily in Zambales, Pangasinan, Olongapo, and Tarlac, but also in Bataan, Metro Manila, and Quezon, Palawan.
The Sambalic languages are most closely related to Kapampangan and to an archaic form of Tagalog still spoken in Tanay in the province of Rizal. This has been interpreted to mean that the Sambal originated from that area, later being displaced by migrating Tagalogs from Marinduque around 600 BC, pushing the original inhabitants northward to what is now the province of Zambales,[1] in turn, displacing the Aetas. Today, the vast majority of Sambalic-language speakers belong to the Ilocano and Tagalog ethnic groups, who predominate in the province.
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[edit] Sample text: Philippine national proverb
Below are translations in Sambal and Bolinao of the Philippine national proverb[2] “He who does not acknowledge his beginnings will not reach his destination,” followed by the original in Tagalog.
- Sambal (Tina): “Hay kay tanda mamanomtom ha pinangibatan, kay immabot sa kakaon.”
- Sambal (Botolan): “Hay ahe nin nanlek ha pinag-ibatan, ay ahe makarateng ha lalakwen.”
- Bolinao: “Si [tawon] kai magtanda’ lumingap sa ibwatan [na], kai ya mirate’ sa keen [na].”
- Tagalog: “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan.”
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