Palawanic languages
Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
Palawanic | |
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Geographic distribution | Palawan, Philippines |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
Glottolog | pala1354 |
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)
- Aborlan Tagbanwa
- Central Tagbanwa (not to be confused with Kalamian Tagbanwa)
- Batak (not to be confused with the Batak languages)
- Tau't Batu
- Bonggi
Molbog may also be in this group, closest to Palawano.
Reconstruction
Proto-Palawanic has been reconstructed by Thiessen (1980).
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Central Luzon |
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