The Mansakan languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in the Philippines. Dabawenyo is the principal native language of the Davao region; however, there is a high degree of bilingualism in Cebuano among their speakers. Most speakers have shifted to a dialect of Cebuano today.
Classification
Overview The Mansakan languages are:
Mansakan Dabawenyo Mandayan Mansaka Mandaya Kamayo Kalagan (a dialect cluster) Mamanwa
Gallman (1974) The Mansakan subgrouping below is from Gallman (1974).Gallman, Andrew Franklin. A Reconstruction of Proto-Mansakan. M.A. dissertation. Arlington, Texas: Dept. of Linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington, 1974.
Individual languages are marked by italics, and primary branches by bold italics.
Mansakan North Mansakan Kamayo North Kamayo South Dabaw Dabawenyo (Davaoeño) Eastern Mansakan Mandayan Western Mansakan Kalagan Tagakaolo Mamanwa
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