Mansaka

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
msk
Alternate Names
Mandaya Mansaka
Population

57,800 (2000).

Location

Mindanao, Davao Oriental Province.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Eastern
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 80% with Bislig-Mati, 89% with Mandaya [mry], 84% with Mati, 74% with Piso dialect of Kalagan [kqe].

Typology

VSO, VOS; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, and numerals before noun heads; relatives without noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position; 3 maximum prefixes, 2 maximum suffixes; word order distinguishes given and new information, topic and comment; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrases; verb affixes mark number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV; nontonal

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1975.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mansaka
Writing
Latin script.