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Palawano language

 
Wikipedia: Palawano language
Palawano
Spoken in Philippines
Region Western Visayas
Total speakers 30,000
Language family Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-1 None
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3

The Palawano languages are spoken on the island of Palawan in the province of Palawan in the Philippines.

There are actually three related, but not mutually intelligible, languages, each with a number of dialects, which called themselves "Palawano" (called Palawan in their own term; "Palawano" is a Spanish-derived term, from palahuano, used by outsiders.)[1]

Populations are approximate. These there are:

  • Brooke's Point Palawano: 14,367 speakers (ISO 639-3 code plw)[2]
  • Central Palawano: 12,000 speakers (ISO 639-3 code plc)[3]
  • Southwest Palawano: 12,000 speakers (ISO 639-3 code plv)[4]

The three Palawano languages share the island with several other languages which are not part of the Palawan language cluster, though they share a fair amount of vocabulary. These languages are the Kalamian language Tagbanwa, Palawan Batak (ISO 639-3 code bya)[5] and the Banggi language Molbog (ISO 639-3 code pwm).[6]

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