''Falua'', also spelled ''faluwa'', is a traditional open-deck boat of the
Ivatan people
The Ivatan people are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the northernmost Philippines. They are genetically closely related to other ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, but also share close linguis ...
from the islands of
Sabtang
Sabtang, officially the Municipality of Sabtang (; ilocano language, Ilocano: ''Ili ti Sabtang''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...
and
Batan
Batan or Batán may refer to:
Places and locations
* Batan, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines
* Batan Island, the main island of the province of Batanes, the Philippines
* Batan Island, Albay, in Rapu-rapu, Albay, the Philippines
* Ba ...
in the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. It is about long and has one mast. It can also be propelled by six to ten pairs of rowers. It can carry thirty passengers and is used to ferry goods between the islands. Modern ''falua'' are generally motorized. ''Falua'' is similar in shape to the
chinarem but differs in that it is usually larger and has a flat
transom.
See also
*
Avang
*
Chinedkeran
*
Tataya
*
Balangay
A balangay, or barangay, is a type of lashed-lug boat built by joining planks edge-to-edge using pins, dowels, and fiber lashings. They are found throughout the Philippines and were used largely as trading ships up until the colonial era. The ...
*
Basnigan
*
Bangka
References
{{Austronesian ships
Indigenous ships of the Philippines