Mansakan languages
Subgroup of the Austronesian language family
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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.
Geographic
distributionDavao Region, Mindanao
distributionDavao Region, Mindanao
Proto-languageProto-Mansakan
| Mansakan | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Davao Region, Mindanao |
| Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
| Proto-language | Proto-Mansakan |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mans1261 |
Classification
Overview
The Mansakan languages are:
Gallman (1974)
The Mansakan subgrouping below is from Gallman (1974).[1]
Individual languages are marked by italics, and primary branches by bold italics.
