Central Tagbanwa
Classification: Austronesian
·endangered
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Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Fewer than 1,000
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800-1000
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This study was concentrated in Buding, a community where only 20% of the population was Tagbanwa. Gi, a more inland village, has 82% Tabganwa. It is reasonable to hypothesize that the language situation in Gi might be more optimistic than the language situation in Buding.
- DATE OF INFO
- 1991-1993
- DOMAINS OF USE
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- TRANSMISSION
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- SPEAKER ATTITUDE
- Mixed attitudes
- GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
- no
- INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
- no
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Cuyunon; Tagalog
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"In Kemdeng and Maulid, Tagbanwas have preferred the Cuyunon language to Tagbanwa for years. [...] It also appeared to be true for Baong and Alacalian."
- PLACES
- Philippines
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
The Central Tagbanwa people are indigenous inhabitants of northern Palawan Province of the Philippines.