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The Sambal are the original [[Austronesians|Austronesian]] inhabitants of the province of Zambales in the [[Philippines]]. They speak mainly [[Sambal language|Sambal]] and [[Botolan language|Botolan]], as well as [[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]], [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]], [[Bolinao language|Bolinao]], and [[Pangasinense language|Pangasinense]]. The Sambalic languages are most closely related to the [[Kapampangan language]] and an archaic form of [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] still spoken in [[Tanay, Rizal|Tanay]] in the province of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]].
The Sambals were known to be militant and fierce fighters,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aklasan Ng Charismatic Pinoys: Andres Malong |url=http://www.elaput.org/chrmlong.htm |website=elaput.org |language=fil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aklasan ng Charismatic Pinoys: Si Gumapos at si Almazan |url=http://www.elaput.com/chrmalmz.htm |website=elaput.com |language=fil}}</ref> notorious for their bloody raids on [[Christianity in the Philippines|Christian]] settlements.<ref name="ZambalesProfile">{{Cite web |title=Zambales |url=http://www.geocities.com/lppsec/pp/zambales.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021120182921/http://www.geocities.com/lppsec/pp/zambales.htm |archive-date=2002-11-20 |website=geocities.com/lppsec/pp |language=en |access-date=2007-03-02 }}</ref> Fr. Manuel Buzeta in ''Diccionario Geográfico, Estadístico, Histórico de las Islas Filipinas'' (1850) describes the Zambales
[[Headhunting|headhunters]], with similar headhunting traditions as the [[Cordilleran people|Cordillerans]]. A warrior's status was tied to the number of enemies they had killed. They kept a collection of heads or skulls to indicate this, which is also represented by certain ornaments worn on the body.<ref name="Reed">{{cite book |last1=Reed |first1=William Allan |title=Negritos of Zambales |date=1904 |publisher=Bureau of Public Printing, U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=24-29}}</ref> When a person dies by violent or natural means, the immediate male relatives would wear a strip of black cloth to signify mourning. They would be forbidden from singing, dancing, or participating in festivities until they kill an enemy. Murderers within a community are also punished by death, unless a payment of a certain quantity of gold or silver or slaves is accepted by the family of the deceased.<ref name="Reed"/>
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