Mandaya is an Austronesian language of

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in the

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. It may be intelligible with

Mansaka The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous people in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopte ...

Geographical distribution

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'' reports that Mandaya is spoken in Manay,

Caraga Caraga, officially the Caraga Administrative Region (or simply known as Caraga Region) and designated as Region XIII, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. The region was created through ...

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, and Cateel municipalities of

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, as well as in

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Varieties

'' lists the following varieties of Mandaya. *Carraga Mandaya *Cateelenyo *Manay Mandayan *Mandaya *Cataelano *Karaga *Sangab *Mangaragan Mandaya Pallesen (1985)Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. ''Culture contact and language convergence''. Philippine journal of linguistics: special monograph issue, 24. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines. lists the following varieties of Mandaya. *Kabasagan *Caragan *Boso: spoken just inland from

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*Maragusan *Mandaya Islam (or Kalagan Piso): spoken on the east coast of Davao Gulf directly east of

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, in

Davao del Norte Davao del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Dabaw; tl, Hilagang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes ...

References

Mansakan languages Languages of Davao Oriental Languages of Davao de Oro {{CPhilippine-lang-stub