The Kalamian languages are a small cluster of languages spoken in the Philippines:

Calamian Tagbanwa Calamian Tagbanwa is spoken in the Calamian Islands just north of Palawan Island, Philippines. It is not mutually intelligible with the other languages of the Tagbanwa people. '' Ethnologue'' reports that it is spoken in Busuanga, Coron, Culio ...

and Agutaynen. Other languages called Tagbanwa, the Aborlan Tagbanwa language and Central Tagbanwa language are members of the

Palawanic languages The Palawanic languages are a subgroup in the Greater Central Philippine-family spoken on the island of Palawan and nearby islets. Languages The Palawanic languages are: * Palawano (a dialect cluster) * Aborlan Tagbanwa * Central Tagbanwa (n ...

. These are among the few languages of the Philippines which continue to be written in indigenous scripts, though mostly for poetry.

Classification

The Kalamian languages are a primary branch of the Philippine language family.

References

*Himes, Ronald S. 2007.
The Kalamian microgroup of Philippine languages
. ''Studies in Philippine languages and cultures'' 15:54-72.

Classification

References

Further reading

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