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Batak language (Philippines)

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Not to be confused with Batak languages.
Batak
Palawan Batak
Native toPhilippines
RegionPalawan
Ethnicity2,040 (1990 census)[1]
Native speakers
200 (2000)[1]
Tagbanwa alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3bya
Glottologbata1301
ELPBatak

Batak is a Negrito language spoken on Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is sometimes disambiguated from the Batak languages as Palawan Batak.

Batak is spoken in the communities of Babuyan, Maoyon, Tanabag, Langogan, Tagnipa, Caramay, and Buayan (Lobel 2013:87). Surrounding languages including Southern Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Kuyonon, and Agutaynen.

References

  1. ^ a b Batak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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