2. The Sambalic Language Family
Figure 1. Sambal Languages of Central Luzon

2.1 Ayta Abellen = Abel => RDZ AyA
The speakers of Ayta Abellen are located in the mountainous western part of the Tarlac province of Luzon with the area reaching into Sambales even on the western side of the Sambales mountains (Nitsch 1998). There are about 3500 speakers of the language (Stone 2005).

2.2 Ayta Ambala = Amb
Ayta Ambala is spoken by more than 2,000 Ayta living in the provinces of Bataan and Zambales (Ramos 2004).

2.3 Ayta MagAntsi = Anchi
Ayta MagAntsi is spoken by approximately 4,200 Ayta in a number of sitios of Bamban and Capas, Tarlac; Mabalacat and Sapangbato, Pampanga; and Zambales (Storck 2005).

2.4 Ayta MagIndi = Indi
The Ayta MagIndi live in the province of Pampanga in the areas of Nabuklod, Floridablanca, Pasbul, Planas, Kamias, and other areas. The Ayta MagIndi number approximately 5000 people (Green 1991).

2.5 Bolinao = Bol => RDZ Bol
The Bolinao language is spoken by approximately 50,000 (SIL Ethnologue 1990) people located in the municipalities of Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan (Persons 1998).

2.6 Botolan Sambal = BS => RDZ Bot
Botolan Sambal is spoken by 32,867 (SIL Ethnologue 2000) people located around the municipality of Botolan in Zambales province. A closely related dialect called Ayta (Aeta) ["Ayta Hambali"] is spoken by Negritos living in the nearby Zambales Mountains (Antworth 1979, ix).

2.7 Tina Sambal = TS => RDZ Tina
Tina Sambal is spoken by 70,000 (SIL Ethnologue 2000) people located in the Northern half of Zambales and in two barangays across the border in Pangasinan (Goschnick 2005).