Ambala language explained

Ambala
Also Known As:	Ambala Ayta
States:	Philippines
Region:	Zambales, Olongapo, Dinalupihan
Date:	1986
Ref:	e25
Familycolor:	Austronesian
Fam2:	Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:	Philippine
Fam4:	Central Luzon
Fam5:	Sambalic
Iso3:	abc
Glotto:	amba1267
Glottorefname:	Ambala Ayta

Ambala is a Sambalic language spoken in the Philippines. It has more than 2,000 speakers^[1] 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.

Reid (1994)^[2] reports the following Ambala locations, from SIL word lists:

• Maliwacat, Cabalan, Olongapo, Zambales
• Batong Kalyo (Pili), San Marcelino, Zambales

Himes (2012)^[3] also collected Ambala data from the following locations:

• Pastolan, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
• Gordon Heights, Olongapo City

See also

• Languages of the Philippines

Notes and References

1. Ramos 2004
2. Reid . Lawrence A. . 1994 . Possible Non-Austronesian Lexical Elements in Philippine Negrito Languages . Oceanic Linguistics . en . 33 . 1 . 37–72 . 10.2307/3623000 . 3623000. 10125/32986 . free .
3. Himes . Ronald S. . 2012 . The Central Luzon Group of Languages . Oceanic Linguistics . en . 51 . 2 . 490–537 . 10.1353/ol.2012.0013 . 23321866. 143589926 .