Palawano, Brooke’s Point

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: plw
Alternate Names: Brooke’s Point Palawan, Palawan, Palawanun, Palaweño, Pelaꞌwan, Pelewan, Pinalawan, Pinelawan
Autonym: Palawano
Population: 14,400 (2000). 44,800 all Palawano (2005 UNSD).
Location:: MIMAROPA region: southeast Palawan island, south of Abu Abu to Bataraza, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Palawanic
Dialects: South Palawano (Bugsuk Palawano). Intelligibility of Central Palawano [plc] 76%; of Southwest Palawano [plv] 68%. Lexical similarity: 82% with Quezon Palawano [plc] (Central), 85% with Southwest Palawano [plv], 83% with South Palawano.
Language Use: Also use Filipino [fil], but with low comprehension.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 10% in Filipino [fil] (2007 SIL). Dictionary. NT: 2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Palawano, Brooke’s Point
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: MIMAROPA region: southeast Palawan island, south of Abu Abu to Bataraza, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.