Manobo, Agusan

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A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3
msm
Alternate Names
Agusan
Population

60,000 (2002 SIL). 157,000 all Manobo (1990 census).

Location

Mindanao, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur provinces.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

Adgawan, Omayamnon, Surigao, Umayam. 83% intelligibility of Dibabawon [mbd]. Lexical similarity: 80% with Omayamnon dialect and other dialects, 85% with Dibabawon Manobo [mbd].

Typology

VSO; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles before noun heads, adjectives, numerals before and after noun heads; relatives after noun heads or without noun heads; question word in sentence-initial position, final as tag; maximum number of affixes: 4 prefixes, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes subject, object and direct objects, when noun marker is the same; affixes do not indicate case of noun phrase; verb affixes sometimes mark number; passives; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC; nontonal

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 54%. Literacy rate in L2: 55%–60%. Dictionary. NT: 1999–2001.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manobo, Agusan
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Manobo. Christian, traditional religion.