Davawenyo

A language of Philippines

ISO 639: daw
Alternate Names: Davaoeño, Davaweño, Matino
Population: 154,000 (2005 UNSD).
Location:: Davao region: Davao Oriental and Davao del Sur provinces.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Davawenyo
Dialects: Synthesis of Filipino [fil], Cebuano [ceb], other Visayan dialects. Some Spanish [spa] words. Not a Spanish creole. Different from Davawenyo dialect of Chavacano [cbk]. 2 dialects: East Coast (90% of speakers), and Davao City area (Whinnom 1956). Lowland Davawenyo have 89% intelligibility of Kamayo [kyk].
Language Use: Also use Cebuano [ceb], particularly by Lowland Davawenyo, whereas Highland Davawenyo have only low comprehension of it.

Location: Davao region: Davao Oriental and Davao del Sur provinces.