Kapampangan
ethnolinguistic group (Pampanga)
Usage Note
Kapampangan refers to the people of Pampanga province in Central Luzon and their language. Kapampangans are renowned throughout the Philippines as exceptional cooks — Pampanga is often called the culinary capital of the Philippines — and the Kapampangan language has its own distinct grammar and rich literary tradition.
Examples
" Kapampangan ang nanay ko. "
Natural Translation
My mother is Kapampangan.
Literal Translation
Kapampangan the mother my.
" Ang mga Kapampangan ay kilala sa kanilang husay sa pagluluto. "
Natural Translation
Kapampangans are known for their skill in cooking.
Literal Translation
The Kapampangans are known for their skill in cooking.
" Bilang isang tunay na Kapampangan, ipinagmamalaki niya ang masasarap na lutuing minana niya sa kanyang mga ninuno. "
Natural Translation
As a true Kapampangan, she takes pride in the delicious dishes she inherited from her ancestors.
Literal Translation
As one true that Kapampangan, takes-pride she the delicious that dishes inherited by-her from her ancestors.
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