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MBD ISO 639-3

Manobo, Dibabawon

Dibabawon Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Debabaon, Dibabaon, Dibabauon, Mandaya
Autonym
Dibabawon
Population
9,060 (2005 UNSD). 227,000 all Manobo (2005 UNSD).
Location:
Davao region: north Compostela Valley province, upper Agusan river area; Davao del Norte province, Asuncion municipality, Manguagan; Davao Oriental province, Boston and Cateel municipalities.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Typology
Prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals all before noun heads; relatives after noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; maximum number of affixes: 3 prefixes, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes given and new information; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrase; non-obligatory verb affixes indicate number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV, CVVC; nontonal.
Language Use
Used as L2 by Rajah Kabunsuwan Manobo [mqk].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 23%. Literacy rate in L2: 23%. Literature. NT: 1978.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manobo, Dibabawon
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: Davao region: north Compostela Valley province, upper Agusan river area; Davao del Norte province, Asuncion municipality, Manguagan; Davao Oriental province, Boston and Cateel municipalities.