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Mansakan languages

Subgroup of the Austronesian language family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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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.

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