ISO 639-3 mry | Native speakers 250,000 (2010) Glottolog kara1489 | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianPhilippineCentral PhilippineMansakanMandayanMandaya |
Mandaya is an Austronesian language of Mindanao in the Philippines. It may be intelligible with Mansaka.
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Geographical distribution
Ethnologue reports that Mandaya is spoken in Manay, Caraga, Baganga, and Cateel municipalities of Davao Oriental Province, as well as in Davao del Norte Province.
Varieties
Ethnologue lists the following varieties of Mandaya.
Pallesen (1985) lists the following varieties of Mandaya.
References
Mandaya language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA