Mandaya language

Mandaya
Mandaya
Caraga
Native to	Philippines
Region	some parts of Davao Oriental, Mindanao
Native speakers	250,000 (2010)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Mansakan Mandayan Mandaya; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mry
Glottolog	kara1489

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

Geographical distribution[]

Ethnologue reports that Mandaya is spoken in Manay, Caraga, Baganga, and Cateel 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)^[2] 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, in Davao del Norte.

References[]

^ Mandaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. Culture contact and language convergence. Philippine journal of linguistics: special monograph issue, 24. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines.

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[e18-1] Mandaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. Culture contact and language convergence. Philippine journal of linguistics: special monograph issue, 24. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines.

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