Tagbanwa, Central

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: tgt
Alternate Names: Tagbanwa
Population: 2,000 (1985 SIL).
Location:: MIMAROPA region: northwest Palawan province, Taytay municipality, Malipu bay area on South China seacoast.
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].

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