Tagbanwa, Calamian

Introduction

Tagbanwa, Calamian is a language of Philippines. It is spoken in North Palawan Province, Coron, Busuanga, Culion, and Linapacan municipalities (Calamian and Linapacan Groups), Palawan Island, northeast coast, 3 Tagbanwa communities.

Dialects

Baras, Binatuanen, Binuswanganen, Inawanwaanen, Kinalamiananen (Kinaramiananen), Lininipaknen, Tinalaanen. Closely related to Kinalamianen and Binusuanganen; Baras dialect on Palawan Island 94% intelligibility with Calamian Tagbanwa. Lexical similarity: 80% with Calamian and Baras dialects; typologically unusual phenomenon with regard to pronoun ordering and marking.

The Tagbanwa, Calamian Verb

Verblist

• bilang -- to count
• buat, bulyak -- to cook
• bugsuq -- to fall
• dɨngɨl -- to hear
• gɨrɨt -- to cut, hack
• kamaq, qatil -- to scratch
• kanup -- to hunt
• kapaykapay -- to swim
• karung -- to sit
• kɨdkɨd -- to tie up, fasten
• kɨǥɨt -- to bite
• kɨrɨng -- to stand
• kutkut -- to suck
• layug -- to fly
• laβay -- to spit
• lɨβɨk -- to pound, beat
• luak -- to plant
• mamakin -- to chew
• panaw -- to walk
• pangan -- to eat
• patay -- to die, be dead
• patayɨn -- to kill
• pɨǥaq -- to squeeze
• pɨǥɨs -- to hold
• pilik -- to choose
• qakad -- to dig
• qalang -- to buy
• qaning -- to say
• qilalaq -- to know, be knowledgeable
• qilanggid -- to throw
• qɨlɨd -- to fear
• qɨlɨk -- to sleep
• qimud -- to laugh
• qɨnɨm -- to drink
• qitaq -- to see
• qɨyɨp -- to blow
• qubraq -- to work
• quβuq -- to sniff, smell
• saksak -- to stab, pierce
• siruk -- to burn
• sukaq -- to vomit
• takaw -- to steal
• takwal -- to climb
• talakinɨp -- to dream
• taluk -- to hide
• tangit -- to cry
• tiik -- to sew
• tɨyɨb -- to turn