Davawenyo
PrintA language of Philippines
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Davaoeño, Davaweño, Matino
Population
147,000 (1990 census).
Location
Mindanao, Davao Oriental and Davao del Sur provinces.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Synthesis of Filipino [fil], Cebuano [ceb], other Visayan dialects. Some Spanish [spa] words. Not a Spanish creole. Different from Davawenyo dialect of Chavacano [cbk]. 2 dialects: East Coast (90% of speakers), and Davao City area (Whinnom 1956). Lowland Davawenyo have 89% intelligibility of Kamayo [kyk].
Language Use
Lowland Davawenyo also use Cebuano [ceb]. Highland Davawenyo have low comprehension of Cebuano.
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