Palawano language

Not to be confused with Palawanic, the subgroup in the Greater Central Philippine-family.
Palawano
Native toPhilippines
RegionPalawan
Native speakers
97,620 (2010 census)[1]
Dialects
    • Quezon Palawano
    • Bugsuk Palawano
    • Southwest Palawano
Ibalnan, Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
plw – Brooke's Point Palawano
plc – Central Palawano
plv – Southwest Palawano
Glottolognucl1738

The Palawano languages are spoken in the province of Palawan in the Philippines, by the Palawano people.

Classification

There are three Palawano languages: the Quezon Palawano (PLC) which is also known as Central Palawano; Brooke's Point Palawano (PLW) and its dialect the Bugsuk Palawano or Southwest Palawano (PLV). The three Palawano languages share the island with several other Palawanic languages which are not part of the Palawano cluster, though they share a fair amount of vocabulary.[2]

Phonology

The following overview is based on Revel-MacDonald (1979).[3]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɡ
Fricative s h
Lateral l
Rhotic ɾ
Approximant w j

Vowels

Front Back
Close i u
Open a ɔ
Phoneme Allophones
/i/ [i], [ɪ], [e], [ɛ]
/u/ [u], [ʊ], [o]
/ɔ/ [ɔ], [ə], [ä]

Grammar

Verb conjugations are similar to other Filipino dialects with prefixes and suffixes indicating tense, object or actor focus, as well as intention (i.e. commands). These prefixes and suffixes can be used to create various parts of speech from the same root word. For example, biyag, meaning 'life', can be manipulated to mean 'to live' (megbiyag), 'full of food' (mebiyag), 'to raise to life' (ipebiyag), 'living' as an adjective (biyagen), or 'living' as a present tense verb form (pebibiyag).

Palawano creates a diminutive prefix by copying the first CV of the base together with the final base consonant: kusiŋ ('cat'): kuŋ-kusiŋ ('kitten'), bajuʔ ('clothing'): bäʔ-bajuʔ ('child's clothing'), libun ('woman'): lin-libun ('girl'), kunit ('yellow'): kut-kunit ('yellow flycatcher' (bird)), siak ('tears'): sik-siak ('crocodile tears/false tears').[4]

Pronouns

The following set of pronouns are the pronouns found in the Southwest Palawano language.[5] Note: the direct/nominative case is divided between full and short forms.

  Direct/Nominative Indirect/Genitive Oblique
1st person singular ako (ko) ko daken/dag
2nd person singular ikew (ke) mo dimo
3rd person singular ya (ye) ye kenye
1st person dual kite (te) te kite
1st person plural inclusive kiteyo (teyo) teyo kiteyo
1st person plural exclusive kami (kay) kay damen
2nd person plural kemuyo (kaw) muyo dimuyo
3rd person plural diye diye kedye

Vocabulary

There are many linguistic variations among Palawan family groups with words changing from one valley to the next (i.e. tabon for 'mountain' versus bukid). Tagalog is frequently used to supply words lacking in the local dialect for modern objects and actions which can cause confusion, especially among the younger generation, between Tagalog and Palawan. 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]

  • bibila` or ibeyba – friend
  • maman – uncle (also a term of respect for an older man)
  • minan – aunt (also a term of respect for an older woman)
  • indu` – mother
  • ama` – father
  • isi` – get
  • karut – sack
  • tengeldew – midday
  • mangelen – purchase/buy
  • surung – go
  • bukid or tabon – mountain
  • manga`an – eat
  • menunga – good
  • kusing, demang, esing – cat
  • pegingin – love (noun)

Phrases:

  • Embe surungan mu la`? – friendly way of asking "Where are you going friend?", as a form of greeting.
  • Dun bukid ti`, mengisi` ku et karut – means 'There, to the mountain, I will get a sack.'
  • Endey mengagat – this is usually referring to the dog, as a way to say "don't bite"
  • Embe tena'an mu? – Where are you going?
  • Dut daya. – Up the hill
  • Menungang Meriklem. – Good morning

Comparative wordlist

The following compares the Palawano languages with other Greater Central Philippine languages.

English one two three four person house dog coconut day new we (inclusive) what fire
Central Palawano 1[7] sengbat dowa telo epat taw benwa ido niyog eldew bago kiteyo ono apoy
Central Palawano 2[8] sambat duwa talu apat ta'u bənwa' idəng nyog əldaw ba'agu kiteyo ənu apoy
Southwest Palawano 1[9] isa' dua telo epat taaw benwa ideng nyug eldew bago kiteyo eno apoy
Southwest Palawano 2[10] sɔmbat dua tɔlu ɔpat ta'o bənua idɔng nyug aldɔw ba'go kiteyo ɔno apuy
Tagalog isa dalawa tatlo apat tao bahay aso niyog araw bago tayo ano apoy
Aklanon isaea, sambilog daywa tatlo ap-at tawo baeay ayam niyog adlaw bag-o kita ano kaeayo
Hiligaynon isa duha/dua tatlo apat tawo balay ido lubi adlaw bag-o kita ano kalayo

Writing system

The Ibalnan alphabet
Another sample of the Ibalnan script

Latin alphabet

The spelling is controversial with multiple translators using separate spelling methods, some using Tagalog-based spelling while others use other systems.[citation needed]

Brooke's Point Palawano uses 23 letters: a, b, [k], d, e, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, ng, o, p, r, s, t, u, w, y, and ' (glottal stop). Borrowed: c, f, q, x, z.[11] The 'e' stands for schwa and "dy" makes a 'j' sound.

Ibalnan script

Main article: Tagbanwa script

In the 20th century, the Tagbanwa script was adopted from the Tagbanwa people by the Palawan people further south in the island.[12] They call this alphabet Ibalnan and the vowel mark an ulit.[13]

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A: Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables) - Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Family: Palawanic". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ Revel-MacDonald, Nicole. 1979. Le Palawan (Philippines): phonologie, catégories, morphologie. (Langues et civilisations de l'Asie du sud-est et du monde insulindien, 4.) Paris: SELAF.
  4. ^ Blust, Robert (2013). "The Austronesian languages" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Quakenbush, J. Stephen; Ruch, Edward (2008). "Pronoun Ordering and Marking in Kalamianic" (PDF). SIL Paper Presented at Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics. 17. 20 January 2006. Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Palawano B Dictionary". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. ^ Thiessen, H. Arnold (November 1974). "Palawano - Quezon Wordlist" (PDF). Collection of Unpublished Materials SIL International – Philippines.
  8. ^ Sutherland, C. (October 1974). "Expanded Philippine wordlist". SIL PHILIPPINES Wordlist.
  9. ^ Davis, Bill. "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: Language: S.W. Palawano". University of Auckland, NZ Austro-anstian Basic Vocabulary Database. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ^ Sutherland, Craig; Thiessen, H. Arnold (October 1974). "Palawano - Mararango, Canduaga Word List" (PDF). Collection of Unpublished Materials SIL International – Philippines. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Palawano B Dictionary: Abakada". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. ^ Miller, Christopher (2014). "A survey of indigenous scripts of Indonesia and the Philippines". The International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2014 Proceedings, Workshop on Indigenous Languages Tokyo, Japan - Academia.edu. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Palawano B Dictionary". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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