Tagbanwa, Calamian
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10,000 (2007 SIL), increasing. Ethnic population: 10,000.
North Palawan Province, Coron, Busuanga, Culion, and Linapacan municipalities (Calamian and Linapacan Groups), Palawan Island, northeast coast, 3 Tagbanwa communities.
5 (Developing).
Baras, Binatuanen, Binuswanganen, Inawanwaanen, Kinalamiananen (Kinaramiananen), Lininipaknen, Tinalaanen. Closely related to Kinalamianen and Binusuanganen; Baras dialect on Palawan Island 94% intelligibility with Calamian Tagbanwa. Lexical similarity: 80% with Calamian and Baras dialects; typologically unusual phenomenon with regard to pronoun ordering and marking.
VSO; 3 tense-aspects: past, future, and timeless. 16 consonants, 4 vowels; unusual pronoun ordering and marking (Ruch 2006)
Vigorous, except with inter-marriage with non-Tagbanwas. Home, church, neighborhood, work sites. All ages. Positive attitudes among themselves; negative attitudes around others.
Christian.