Native to Philippines Ethnicity 2,040 (1990 census) Writing system Tagbanwa alphabet | Region Palawan Native speakers 200 (2000) | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Philippine
Central Philippine
Palawan
Batak | ||
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
Palawan Batak language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA