Ok here we go again. Another geeky anthropological theory I made here in this far-flung places of Southern Palawan. Here I will discuss the possible connection of Pala'wan tribes of Palawan and the Maranaos of Mindanao.
Pala'wan has many similar words with Maranao like " seda' " (Maranao "sada", fish) and " kyo " (Maranao "kiyo", sexual act (1) ). The language of the Pala'wan, Palawano, is a member of Central Philippine languages (includes Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilonggo, Waray-Waray and Tausug) and the Maranao language is a member of Danao languages (Maranao, Maguindanao, Bagobo, Manobo, Subanen). Both are under the big family language of Malayo-Polynesian.
But..... where the heck do these Pala'wans get those words when they were almost 400 miles from Lanao province and fish and sexual act must be something like " isda " and " kantot " or " iyot " respectively if their language is a member of Central Philippine languages????
My theory involves languages similar to Maranao. That is Iranun and Maguindanao, and they were also members of Danao languages. The Iranuns are seafaring people who are notorious in slave raiding and piracy. Their language is similar to Maranao. Their homeland are in the coastal areas between Lanao and Cotabato province. They are active from the Moro Gulf and Sulu Sea to Singapore. That means... their influence may include the Pala'wans of Southern Palawan and they may include those words in their vocabulary tru trading since the nearest Iranun settlements are in Sabah, Malaysia (Kudat, Kota Belud and Lahad Datu).
Another theory is that Sultan Kudarat of the Sultanate of Maguindanao signed a treaty with a Sultan of Sulu wherein they exchange territories. Kudarat's trading post of Lamitan, Basilan will be given to Sulu and Southern Palawan will be given to Cotabato. So, the Pala'wans get those words also by the use of trading with the Maguindanaoan governors and representatives.
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