Mansaka language
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Austronesian language
| Mansaka | |
|---|---|
| Minansaka | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | most parts of Davao de Oro, Mindanao |
Native speakers | (58,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | msk |
| Glottolog | mans1262 |
| ELP | Mansaka |
Mansaka (Mansaka: Minansaka[1] ) is an Austronesian language of Mindanao in the Philippines. It may be intelligible with Mandaya.
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
[edit ]- ^ a b c Mansaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Further reading
[edit ]- 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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