Mansaka (Mansaka: Minansaka[1]) is an Austronesian language of Mindanao in the Philippines. It may be intelligible with Mandaya.
| Mansaka | |
|---|---|
| Minansaka | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | most parts of Davao de Oro, Mindanao |
Native speakers | 58,000 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | msk |
| Glottolog | mans1262 |
| ELP | Mansaka |
Mansaka is spoken in western Baganga, and into central-west Davao de Oro province, continuing south back into Davao Oriental Province as far south as Pujada Bay.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mansaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Further reading
edit- Svelmoe, Gordon; Svelmoe, Thelma (1974). Notes on Mansaka Grammar. Huntington Beach, California: Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 0-88312-206-5 – via Internet Archive.
- Svelmoe, Gordon; Svelmoe, Thelma (1990). Mansaka Dictionary. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 0-88312-216-2.
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