Mansakan | |
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Geographic distribution | Davao Region, Mindanao |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
Proto-language | Proto-Mansakan |
Glottolog | mans1261 |
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.
The Mansakan languages are:
The Mansakan subgrouping below is from Gallman (1974).[1]
Individual languages are marked by italics, and primary branches by bold italics.
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Northern Luzon |
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Central Luzon |
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Northern Mindoro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater Central Philippine |
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Kalamian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bilic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sangiric | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minahasan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other branches |
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Reconstructed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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