PLC ISO 639-3
Palawano, Central
A language of Philippines
- ISO 639
- plc
- Alternate Names
- Palawanen, Palaweño, Quezon Palawano
- Population
- 12,000 (1981 UBS). 44,800 all Palawano (2005 UNSD).
- Location:
- MIMAROPA region: southwest Palawan island, north of Quezon to north of Rizal; east Abu Abu area, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Palawanic
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 82% with Brooke’s Point Palawano [plw], 78% with Southwest Palawano [plv].
- Language Use
- Also use Filipino [fil], but with low comprehension.
- Language Development
- NT: 1964.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Palawano, Central
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: MIMAROPA region: southwest Palawan island, north of Quezon to north of Rizal; east Abu Abu area, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.
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