Batak language (Philippines)

Batak
Batak
Palawan Batak
Native to	Philippines
Region	Palawan
Ethnicity	2,040 (1990 census)
Native speakers	200 (2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Greater Central Philippine Palawanic Batak; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Tagbanwa script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bya
Glottolog	bata1301
ELP	Batak

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.

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.

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