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Mansakan languages

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Geographic distribution
  
Davao Region, Mindanao

Glottolog
  
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Linguistic classification
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Mansakan

The Mansakan languages are a group of languages spoken in the Philippines. Davawenyo is the principal native language of the Davao region; however, there is a high degree of bilingualism in Cebuano among their speakers.

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Overview

The Mansakan languages are:

  • Davawenyo
  • Mandayan
  • Mansaka
  • Mandaya
  • Kamayo
  • Kalagan (a dialect cluster)
  • Mamanwa

    • Gallman (1974)

    The Mansakan subgrouping below is from Gallman (1974).

    Individual languages are marked by italics, and primary branches by bold italics.

  • Mansakan
  • North Mansakan
  • Kamayo North and Kamayo South
  • Davaw
  • Davawenyo (Davaweño)
  • Eastern Mansakan
  • Isamal
  • Caraga (Karaga)
  • Kabasagan, Boso, Mansaka, Mandayan
  • Western Mansakan
  • Kalagan and Tagakaolo
  • Mamanwa

    • References

    Mansakan languages Wikipedia
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