The Kalamian languages are a small cluster of languages spoken in the Philippines: Calamian Tagbanwa and Agutaynen. Other languages called Tagbanwa, the

Aborlan Tagbanwa language Aborlan Tagbanwa is spoken on Palawan Island in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, ...

and

Central Tagbanwa language Central Tagbanwa is spoken on Palawan Island in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, ...

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 (no ...

. 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

See also