Mandaya is an
Austronesian
Austronesian may refer to:
*The Austronesian languages
*The historical Austronesian peoples
The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, M ...
language of
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of t ...
in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. It may be intelligible with
Mansaka.
Geographical distribution
''
Ethnologue'' reports that Mandaya is spoken in
Manay,
Caraga,
Baganga, and
Cateel
Cateel (), officially the Municipality of Cateel ( ceb, Lungsod sa Cateel; tl, Bayan ng Cateel), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,207 people.
Cate ...
municipalities of
Davao Oriental Province, as well as in
Davao del Norte Province.
Varieties
''
Ethnologue'' lists the following varieties of Mandaya.
*Carraga Mandaya
*Cateelenyo
*Manay Mandayan
*Mandaya
*Cataelano
*Karaga
*Sangab
*Mangaragan Mandaya
Pallesen (1985)
[Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. ''Culture contact and language convergence''. Philippine journal of linguistics: special monograph issue, 24. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines.] lists the following varieties of Mandaya.
*Kabasagan
*Caragan
*Boso: spoken just inland from
Mati, Davao Oriental
*Maragusan
*Mandaya Islam (or Kalagan Piso): spoken on the east coast of Davao Gulf directly east of
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
, in
Davao del Norte.
References
Mansakan languages
Languages of Davao Oriental
Languages of Davao de Oro
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