The Central Luzon Group of Languages

@article{Himes2012TheCL,
  title={The Central Luzon Group of Languages},
  author={Ronald S. Himes},
  journal={Oceanic Linguistics},
  year={2012},
  volume={51},
  pages={490 - 537}
}
  • R. S. Himes
  • Published 1 December 2012
  • Linguistics
  • Oceanic Linguistics
The Central Luzon microgroup of Philippine languages is composed of Kapam-pangan, Sinauna, the three major dialects of Sambal, and the Ayta languages spoken in and around the Zambales Mountains in Zambales, Pampanga, and Bataan provinces. A defining phonological feature of this group is the regular /y/ reflex of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *R. The languages and dialects in question also share similar pronoun sets and a number of lexical and other innovations. The Northern Mangyan and Bashiic… 
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