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| Palawan |
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| Indigenous Group |
Palawan (also
known as: Palawanon, Pinalawan, Pala’wan, Palawano) |
| Location |
Philippines,
Southern interior of Palawan, particularly the areas south of Apu Rauan
on the West coast and South of Abu Abu on the East coast |
| Estimated Population |
15,000 to
20,000 (1998, SIL International). |
| Environment |
Coastal,
Tropical Marine Highlands |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Agriculture / Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Palawano
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western
Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Kalamian.
Alternate names: Palawan, Brooke’s Point Palawan, Palawanun, Quezon
Palawano.
Dialects: South Palawano or Bugsuk Palawano. |
| Website URLs |
http://litera1no4.tripod.com/palawan_frame.html
http://www.ncip.gov.ph/resources/ethno_detail.php?ethnoid=94
http://culturalsurvival.org |
| NGOs |
Haribon
Palawan, ATLANTIDE. |
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