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PLV ISO 639-3

Palawano, Southwest

A language of Philippines

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12,000 (2005 W. Davis). 44,800 all Palawano (2005 UNSD).
MIMAROPA region: southwest Palawan island, north of Rizal to the south tip, east side from Bataraza south, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.
6a* (Vigorous).
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Palawanic
None known. Intelligibility of Central Palawano [plc] 75%, of Brooke’s Point Palawano [plw] 76%. Lexical similarity: 85% with Brooke’s Point Palawano [plw], 78% with Central Palawano [plc].
Also use Filipino [fil], but with low comprehension.
NT: 2014.
OLAC resources in and about Palawano, Southwest
Latin script [Latn].
Location: MIMAROPA region: southwest Palawan island, north of Rizal to the south tip, east side from Bataraza south, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.