English
Etymology
Pangasinan (from Pangasinan: "land of salt" or "place of salt-making"); it is derived from root word asin (from Pangasinan: "salt").
pangasinan (from Pangasinan: "container of salt or salted-products"); it is derived from root word asin (from Pangasinan: "salt").

Pronunciation
pan-guh-see-nan

Proper noun
wikipedia
Pangasinan

1. a province of the Philippines located on the west central area of the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. Capital: Lingayen. Population: 2.4 million (Census 2000).
2. a language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family of languages; it is one of the major languages of the Philippines and the primary language in the province or region of Pangasinan.
3. the people of Pangasinan or people of Pangasinan heritage.
4. the indigenous speakers of the Pangasinan language.

Adjective
Pangasinan

1. Of or pertaining to the Pangasinan people, language, or province

See also
Philippines
Filipino
Tagalog
Ilokano
Malay
Malayo-Polynesian
Austronesian

External links
ethnologue|code=pag

Category:Languages

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