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Taawʼt Bato (Tauʼt Batu) is one of several closely related languages spoken on Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is spoken by the indigenous peoples of Taawʼt Bato on the municipal boundary of Rizal , Quezon , and Brooke's Point in Palawan province also known as the Singnapan Valley .
The Tagbanwa languages (Aborlan, Calamian and Central), which are Austronesian languages with about 8,000-25,000 [2] total speakers in the central and northern regions of Palawan, are dying out as the younger generations of Tagbanwa are learning and using non-traditional languages such as Cuyonon and Tagalog, thus becoming less knowledgeable of their own indigenous cultural heritage.
The more familiar a family or village is with the Tagalog lowland culture, the more common the language overlap. The Palawano language has also historically incorporated a great number of Malay words. There is also some Bisayan influence similar to what is exhibited in the other parts of Palawan. Some Brooke's Point Palawan words are: [6]
Palawanic [red] languages of Palawan [1] The Palawanic languages are: Palawano (a language cluster) Brooke's point Palawano; Central Palawano; Southwest Palawano. Tau't Batu [1] [2] Aborlan Tagbanwa; Central Tagbanwa (not to be confused with Kalamian Tagbanwa) Batak (not to be confused with the Batak languages) Molbog may also be in this group ...
Aborlan Tagbanwa pronouns [3]; Direct/Nominative Indirect/Genitive Oblique 1st person singular: aku: ku: aken: 2nd person singular: ikaw (ka) : mu: imu: 3rd person singular
Palawan, which includes Coron, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.. Tourism is an important sector for the Philippine economy.The travel and tourism industry contributed 8.6% to the country's GDP in 2023; [1] this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [2]
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.. The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River or just Underground River).
Calamian Tagbanwa is spoken in the Calamian Islands just north of Palawan Island, Philippines. It is not mutually intelligible with the other languages of the Tagbanwa people. Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Busuanga, Coron, Culion, and Linapacan municipalities (Calamian and Linapacan island groups).