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 language cluster)
• Brooke's Point Palawano
• Central Palawano
• Southwest Palawano
• Tau't Batu
• Aborlan Tagbanwa
• Central Tagbanwa (not to be confused with Kalamian Tagbanwa)
• Batak (not to be confused with the Batak languages)

Molbog may also be in this group, closest to Palawano. Ethnologue classifies Bonggi as Palawanic.

Reconstruction

Proto-Palawanic has been reconstructed by Thiessen (1980).

References

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David. (1972a). Palawano Notes.
• Zorc, R. David. (1972b). Tagbanwa (Northern) Notes.