Calamian Tagbanwa language
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, Culion, and Linapacan municipalities.
Dialects
Himes considers there to be two distinct dialects.- Karamiananen: spoken on Busuanga Island and Dipalengged Island. The speakers on Dipalengged Island refer to their language as Tagbanwa.
- Tagbanwa of Coron: spoken on Coron Island, and also in Baras, Palawan Island located just opposite of Dumaran Island.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Grammar
Pronouns
The following set of pronouns are the pronouns found in the Calamian Tagbanwa language. Note: the direct/nominative case is divided between full and short forms.| Direct/Nominative | Indirect/Genitive | Oblique | |
| 1st person singular | yuu/yaku | u | yɨɨn/yakɨn |
| 2nd person singular | yawa | mu | nuyu |
| 3rd person singular | tanya | na | anya |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ita | ta | yatɨn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | yami | yamɨn | yamɨn |
| 2nd person plural | yamu | mi | numyu |
| 3rd person plural | tanira | nira | nira |