Batak language (Philippines)
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Not to be confused with Batak languages.
Batak is an Austronesian language spoken by the Batak people on Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is sometimes disambiguated from the Batak languages as Palawan Batak.
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Palawan Batak | |
Native to | Philippines |
Region | Palawan |
Ethnicity | 2,040 (1990 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 200 (2000)[1] |
Tagbanwa script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bya |
Glottolog | bata1301 |
ELP | Batak |
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Batak is spoken in the communities of Babuyan, Maoyon, Tanabag, Langogan, Tagnipa, Caramay, and Buayan. Surrounding languages include Southern Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Kuyonon, and Agutaynen.[2]