Mansakan languages

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
*Mamanwa
Gallman (1974)

The Mansakan subgrouping below is from Gallman.
Individual languages are marked by italics, and primary branches by bold italics.

Mansakan
*North Mansakan
**Kamayo North
**Kamayo South
*Dabaw
**Dabawenyo
*Eastern Mansakan
**Mandayan
*Western Mansakan
**Kalagan
**Tagakaolo
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