Palawano language

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Palawano
Spoken in: Philippines 
Region: Western Visayas
Total speakers: 30,000
Language family: Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian
  Borneo-Philippines
   Palawano
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: –
ISO 639-3: –
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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 subdialects) which called themselves "Palawano" (called Palawan in their own term; "Palawano" is a Spanish term 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 are closely related to the following languages, as all stemming from a hypothezise "Proto-Palawan" language. They are not truly cognate, but share a fair amount of vocabulary:

All are spoken predominantly in the Philippines.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ethnologue Entry Palawano Family. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  2. ^ Ethnologue Entry "PLW". Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  3. ^ Ethnologue Entry "PLC". Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  4. ^ Ethnologue Entry "PLV". Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  5. ^ Ethnologue Entry "BYA". Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  6. ^ Ethnologue Entry "PWM". Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  7. ^ Ethnologue Entry "TBW". Retrieved on 2008-01-11.

Examples of language:

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