Mansaka language

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

Mansaka
Native toPhilippines
Regionmost parts of Davao de Oro, Mindanao
Native speakers
58,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3msk
Glottologmans1262
ELPMansaka

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

  1. Mansaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

  • 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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