Tagbanwa, Central

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
tgt
Alternate Names
Tagbanwa
User Population

2,000 (1985 SIL).

Location

MIMAROPA region: northwest Palawan province, Taytay municipality, Malipu bay area on South China seacoast.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Palawanic
Dialects

None known. Intelligibility of Tagbanwa [tbw] (Lamane) 29%, of Calamian Tagbanwa 56%, of Cuyonon [cyo] 61%. Lexical similarity: 56% with Tagbanwa [tbw] (Lamane), 57% with Calamian Tagbanwa [tbk], 48% with Cuyonon [cyo], 40% with Filipino [fil].

Language Use

Shifted to Cuyonon [cyo]. Also use Filipino [fil], but with low comprehension.

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tagbanwa, Central
Writing

Latin script [Latn].