PLV ISO 639-3
Palawano, Southwest
A language of Philippines
- ISO 639
- plv
- Population
- 12,000 (2005 W. Davis). 44,800 all Palawano (2005 UNSD).
- 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.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Palawanic
- Dialects
- 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].
- Language Use
- Also use Filipino [fil], but with low comprehension.
- Language Development
- NT: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Palawano, Southwest
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
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.
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