OBO ISO 639-3
Manobo, Obo
Manobo Autonym
A language of Philippines
- ISO 639
- obo
- Alternate Names
- Bagobo, Kidapawan Manobo, Manuvu’, Obo Bagobo
- Autonym
- Manobo
- Population
- 60,000 (2007 SIL). 227,000 all Manobo (2005 UNSD). 20,000 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Davao and Soccsksargen regions: northeast slope of Mount Apo, between Davao del Sur and North Cotabato provinces.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, Central, South, Obo
- Dialects
- Kidapawan Manobo, Magpet Manobo, Arakan Manobo, Marilog. 69% intelligibility of Tigwa (Matigsalug Manobo [mbt] reportedly most similar) and 60% of Tagabawa [bgs]. Lexical similarity: 63% with Tagabawa [bgs] and Ilianen Manobo [mbi], 35% with Cebuano [ceb].
- Typology
- VSO, VOS; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, and numerals before noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 2 maximum prefixes, 1 maximum suffix; ergativity; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV. CVVC; nontonal.
- Language Use
- Home, market, church. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Cebuano [ceb]. Also use Tagabawa [bgs].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 65%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 95% in Cebuano [ceb]. Literacy work ongoing. Taught in 3 primary schools (2007 SIL). Taught in 1 secondary school (2007 SIL). Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Manobo, Obo
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Davao and Soccsksargen regions: northeast slope of Mount Apo, between Davao del Sur and North Cotabato provinces.
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