Mansakan | |
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Geographic distribution | Davao Region, Mindanao |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian |
Proto-language | Proto-Mansakan |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | mans1261 |
The Mansakan languages are a group of Austronesian languages spoken in the Philippines. Dabawenyo is the principal native language of the Davao region; however, there is a high degree of bilingualism in Cebuano among their speakers. Most speakers have shifted to a dialect of Cebuano today.