ISO 639-3 · xsbxsb
Austronesian family
Sambal
Sambal is a language of the Sambalic branch (Austronesian), spoken in Philippines. Wikidata counts 70,000 first-language speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “Austronesian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
xsb- Glottocode
tina1248- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- Wikipedia
- 16 language editions
70,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
6levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sambal |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sambali, Sambal language, Zambal language |
| L1 speakers | 70,000 (2000) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Sambal
The branches above Sambal, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Philippines
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 mspaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalfilFilipinoAustronesian · 90 m1 · NationaltglTagalogAustronesian · 68.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigorouscebCebuanoAustronesian · 15.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationiloIlocanoAustronesian · 9.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationhilHiligaynonAustronesian · 5.7 m3 · Wider Communication