Palawano, Brooke’s Point

Introduction

Palawano, Brooke’s Point is a language of Philippines. It is spoken in Southeast Palawan Island, south of Abu Abu to Bataraza, mostly along upland rivers, some along the coast.

Dialects

South Palawano (Bugsuk Palawano). Intelligibility of Central Palawano (See: Palawano, Central?) 76%; of Southwest Palawano (See: Palawano, Southwest) 68%. Lexical similarity: 82% with Quezon Palawano (See: Palawano, Central?) (Central), 85% with Southwest Palawano (See: Palawano, Southwest), 83% with South Palawano.

The Palawano, Brooke’s Point Verb

Verblist

• balbág -- to hit
• baŋkíq, mag-baŋkíq -- to bite
• batiq, mag-dəŋə́g -- to hear
• bílaŋ, mag-bílaŋ -- to count
• daŋákŋak, saya -- to laugh
• dɨkɨt, maqántəŋ -- to burn
• kali, mag-káli -- to dig
• káqən -- to eat
• kɨdpɨs, mamagə́q -- to swell
• kuitan, kumúytan -- to hold
• láqob, lambɨg, ma-lambə́g -- to fall
• layug, mag-layóg -- to fly
• lɨbɨk, mag-ləbə́k -- to pound, beat
• lɨqgan, mag-lə́qgan -- to see
• mag-adúŋ, qaduŋ, rɨgɨd -- to sit
• mag-aláŋ, qalaŋ -- to buy
• mag-ámpaŋ, sugid -- to say
• mag-árək, qarúk, qarɨk -- to sniff, smell
• mag-bakə́d, mag-əkə́t, qɨkɨt -- to tie up, fasten
• mag-bəkáq -- to split
• mag-bə́lbəg -- to flow
• magbíriŋ -- to turn
• mag-ədə́p, qɨdɨp -- to sleep
• mag-ərə́t, ratak -- to cut, hack
• mag-gáman -- to swim
• mag-igup, sɨssɨp -- to suck
• mag-inúm, qinum -- to drink
• mag-ísip -- to think
• magiwára -- to cook
• maglakád, mag-panáw, panaw -- to walk
• mag-líŋən -- to lie down
• mag-luwák, qilbə́ŋ, qiluak -- to plant
• mag-obrá, qubraq -- to work
• mag-panakáw, takaw -- to steal
• mag-pánaq, mag-pusít -- to shoot
• mag-píliq, piliq -- to choose
• mag-qabrí -- to open, uncover
• mag-súbo -- to chew
• mag-sukáq, suka -- to vomit
• mag-súpraq, surpa -- to spit
• mag-tákot, takut -- to fear
• mag-taŋís -- to cry
• mag-taqík, taik -- to sew
• mag-tiŋdəg, tindɨg -- to stand
• mag-úypan, mag-dərə́s, quipan -- to blow
• makárod, taristis -- to scratch
• maka-táwan -- to know, be knowledgeable
• muqatkakaqíni -- to come
• napatay, patáy -- to die, be dead
• pa-tagóq, tagu -- to hide
• qəgə́n -- to live, be alive
• qimatáyən, qimatay -- to kill
• qitlíb, tilib -- to throw
• sakwal, suqakwál -- to climb
• tagínup, tagaqimpen, tagayímpun -- to dream