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Palawano, Brooke’s Point

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: plw

Population	14,400 (2000).
Region	South Palawan island, east side from just south of Abu Abu to Bataraza, mostly along upland rivers, with a few living along the coast.
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 111
Alternate names	Brooke’s Point Palawan, Palawan, Palawanun, Palaweño
Dialects	South Palawano (Bugsuk Palawano). Intelligibility of Quezon Palawano [plc] (Central) 76%; of Southwest Palawano [plv] 68%; of South Palawano 87%. Low comprehension of Filipino [fil]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Quezon Palawano [plc] (Central), 85% with Southwest Palawano [plv], 83% with South Palawano.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Palawanic
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Mengeʼ beres pengeldew-peldew. 1991.

Neseuran i Merianu baʼ enungkwan ye meperayuʼ et sakit neng egnew sengkebenuanan ye. 1996.

Netewanan i Tutuy kenyeng diring bilug. 1997.

Tumagnaʼtyu ne megbatsaʼ. 1996.

Tuturan pasal ki Dyui na negsakit et teyteysuka. 1996.