Mandaya language

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Mandaya is an Austronesian language of Mindanao in the Philippines. It may be intelligible with Mansaka.

Mandaya
Caraga
Native toPhilippines
Regionsome parts of Davao Oriental, Mindanao
Native speakers
250,000 (2010)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mry
Glottologkara1489

Geographical distribution

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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

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Ethnologue lists the following varieties of Mandaya.

  • Carraga Mandaya
  • Cateeleño
  • Manay Mandayan
  • Mandaya
  • Cataelano
  • Karaga
  • Sangab
  • Mangaragan Mandaya

Pallesen (1985)[2] lists the following varieties of Mandaya.

References

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  1. ^ Mandaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. Culture contact and language convergence. Philippine journal of linguistics: special monograph issue, 24. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines.