Manobo, Dibabawon

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
mbd
Alternate Names
Debabaon, Dibabaon, Mandaya
Population

10,000 (1978 SIL).

Location

Mindanao, Davao del Norte Province, Manguagan.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Typology

Prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals all before noun heads; relatives after noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; maximum number of affixes: 3 prefixes, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes given and new information; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrase; non-obligatory verb affixes indicate number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV, CVVC; nontonal

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 23%. Literacy rate in L2: 23%. NT: 1978.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manobo, Dibabawon
Writing
Latin script.