Manobo, Sarangani

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
mbs
Population

58,000 (2000 census).

Location

Mindanao, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental provinces.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, South
Dialects

Governor Generoso Manobo.

Typology

VSO; 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, 2 suffixes; word order distinguishes subject, object and direct objects, but is also determined by case marking; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrase; non-obligatory verb affixes indicate number; ergatives; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CCV; nontonal

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 44%. Literacy rate in L2: 44%. NT: 1982.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manobo, Sarangani
Writing
Latin script.