Kamayo (Kinamayo or alternatively spelled Camayo), also called Kadi, Kinadi, or Mandaya, is a minor

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language of the central eastern coast of

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in the

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Distribution

Spoken in some areas of

Surigao del Sur Surigao del Sur (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ; ), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Caraga Regions of the Philippines ...

(the city of

Bislig Bislig, officially the City of Bislig (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

and the municipalities of Barobo, Hinatuan,

Lingig Lingig, officially the Municipality of Lingig, is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 35,142 people. The municipality is around one and a half hour away from Bara ...

, Tagbina, Lianga, San Agustin & Marihatag) and

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, Kamayo varies from one municipality to another.

anons are quite different from other municipalities in the way they speak the Kamayo language. ''

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'' also reports that Kamayo is spoken in the

Agusan del Sur Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur''; ), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest ...

Province border areas, and in

Province between

and

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Dialects

Kamayo is a language widely used by the Mandayas in the

areas. It is closely related to Tandaganon and Surigaonon. Dialect variations are caused by mixed dialect communications such as the

Cebuano language Cebuano ( )Cebuano
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in barangays Mangagoy and Pob. Bislig. The towns of Barobo, Hinatuan, and Lingig has a distinct version spoken. A suffix is usually added to most adjectives in the superlative form; for example, the word in Cebuano ('small') is while the word ('big') is spoken as in Bislig. Kamayo dialects can be classified as North Kamayo and South Kamayo.''Ethnologue''

Phonology

/ɔ/ is only heard in a diphthong, /ɔi/.

Vocabulary

Common phrases

References

{{Languages of the Philippines Mansakan languages Languages of Surigao del Sur

Distribution

Dialects

Phonology

Vocabulary

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