Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
Central Tagbanwa is spoken on Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is not mutually intelligible with the other languages of the Tagbanwa people.
Phonology
Consonants
- /t/ preceding a high front vowel /i/ is usually realized as an affricate sound [tʃ].
- /k,ŋ/ tend to shift to uvular sounds [q,ɴ] when adjacent to /a/.
Vowels
- /ɨ/ is usually a high central vowel sound, although it is occasionally moved further back to [ɯ], or lowered to [ə].
- An [o] sound is often heard when two back vowels are adjacent to one another, or as an allophone of /u/.
Grammar
Pronouns
The following set of pronouns are the personal pronouns found in the Central Tagbanwa language. Note: some forms are divided between full and short forms.
Central Tagbanwa personal pronouns
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Direct/Nominative
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Indirect/Genitive
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Oblique
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1st person singular
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ako
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ko
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kakɨn (kɨn)
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2nd person singular
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kawa (ka)
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mo
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kanimo (nimo)
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3rd person singular
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kanya
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niya (ya)
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kanya
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1st person plural inclusive
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kita
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ta
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katɨn
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1st person plural exclusive
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kami
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kamɨn
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kamɨn
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2nd person plural
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kamo
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mi
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kanimi
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3rd person plural
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tila
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nila
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kanila
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The demonstratives are as follows.
Central Tagbanwa demonstratives
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Direct/Nominative
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Indirect/Genitive
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Oblique
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near speaker
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lito
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kalito
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kaito, kito
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near adressee
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layan
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kalayan
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far away
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liti
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kaliti
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atan, doon
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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