| Ambala | |
|---|---|
| Ambala Ayta | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Zambales, Olongapo, Dinalupihan |
Native speakers | (1,700 cited 1986)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | abc |
| Glottolog | amba1267 |
Ambala is a Sambalic language spoken in the Philippines. It has more than 2,000 speakers2 and is spoken within Aeta communities in the Zambal municipalities of Subic, San Marcelino, and Castillejos; in the city of Olongapo; and in Dinalupihan, Bataan.1
Reid (1994)3 reports the following Ambala locations, from SIL word lists:
- Maliwacat, Cabalan, Olongapo, Zambales
- Batong Kalyo (Pili), San Marcelino, Zambales
Himes (2012)4 also collected Ambala data from the following locations:
- Pastolan, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
- Gordon Heights, Olongapo City
References
References
- Ambala at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Ramos 2004
- Reid, Lawrence A. (1994). "Possible Non-Austronesian Lexical Elements in Philippine Negrito Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 33 (1): 37–72. doi:10.2307/3623000. hdl:10125/32986. JSTOR 3623000.
- Himes, Ronald S. (2012). "The Central Luzon Group of Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 51 (2): 490–537. doi:10.1353/ol.2012.0013. JSTOR 23321866. S2CID 143589926.