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Ten years ago, articles have already been written about the alarming issue on Kapampangan and Pangasinan as dying languages. Experts say that soon these languages will become extinct.
The Philippines has more than a hundred languages. Eight are considered major languages: Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Waray-Samarnon. According to George Molina of Ethnic Groups of the Philippines, there will be a high death toll of languages unless urgent measures are adopted to preserve them. The past few decades have witnessed the extinction of such languages as Agta Villa Viciosa, Agta Dicamay, Ayta Tayabas, and Ermiteño; many Filipino languages are now on the endangered list.
How and why does a language die? A language dies when it is only used for oral expression and not as written language. The oral use of the language whether legislated or not is more often used for easier communication.