Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa is one of the scripts indigenous to the Philippines, used by the Tagbanwa and the Palawan people as their ethnic writing system.
| Tagbanwa script ᝦᝪᝯ | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
Time period | c. 1300–present |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Region | Palawan Island |
| Languages | Palawanic languages |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | In the Philippines: Baybayin Buhid script Hanunó'o script Kulitan In Indonesian Archipelago: Balinese Batak Javanese Lontara Sundanese Rencong Rejang Bima Makasar |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Tagb (373), Tagbanwa |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Tagbanwa |
| U+1760–U+177F | |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Tagbanwa languages (Aborlan, Calamian and Central), which are Austronesian languages with about 8,000-25,000 total speakers in the central and northern regions of Palawan, are dying out as the younger generations of Tagbanwa are learning and using non-traditional languages such as Cuyonon and Tagalog, thus becoming less knowledgeable of their own indigenous cultural heritage. There are proposals to revive the script by teaching it in public and private schools with Tagbanwa populations.
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