Mansakan languages
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Mansakan | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Davao Region, Mindanao |
Linguistic classification: | Austronesian |
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Glottolog: | mans1261[1] |
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.
Classification
Overview
The Mansakan languages are:
- Davawenyo
- Mandayan
Gallman (1974)
The Mansakan subgrouping below is from Gallman (1974).[2]
Individual languages are marked by italics, and primary branches by bold italics.
- Mansakan
- Mamanwa
References
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