Contrary to popular belief and our own educational upbringing, Kapampángan is actually a language, and not just a dialect. To differentiate both, let’s first take a look at their definitions. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English, a language is: The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of […]
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What does “Sálangí kó pû” really mean? The greeting culture of Kapampángans can vary from one town to another, as evidenced by the many Kapampángans dialects that they use. The fact that we have a very rich language and a word for almost all situations means that there is simply no generic “be all end […]