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MSK ISO 639-3

Mansaka

Minansaka Autonym

A language of Philippines

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Mandaya Mansaka
Autonym
Minansaka
Population
26,100 (2005 UNSD). Ethnic population: 55,600 (2010 census).
Location:
Davao region: Davao Oriental province, west Baganga municipality; central west Compostela Valley province; Davao Oriental province, south to Pujada Bay.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Eastern
Dialects
Lexical similarity: 80% with Bislig-Mati, 89% with Mandaya [mry], 84% with Mati, 74% with Piso dialect of Kalagan [kqe].
Typology
VSO, VOS; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, and numerals before noun heads; relatives without noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 3 maximum prefixes, 2 maximum suffixes; word order distinguishes given and new information, topic and comment; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrases; verb affixes mark number; passives; causatives; comparatives; 15 consonant and 4 vowels; nontonal.
Language Use
Used as L2 by Mandaya [mry].
Language Development
Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1975.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mansaka
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: Davao region: Davao Oriental province, west Baganga municipality; central west Compostela Valley province; Davao Oriental province, south to Pujada Bay.