Davawenyo
A language of Philippines
| Population | 147,000 (1990 census). |
| Region | Mindanao, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur. |
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Southern Philippines, reference number 148 |
| Alternate names | Davaoeño, Davaweño, Matino |
| Dialects | Synthesis of Filipino [fil], Cebuano [ceb], other Visayan dialects. Some Spanish words. Not a Spanish creole. Different from Davaweño dialect of Chavacano [cbk]. Two dialects: East Coast with 90% of speakers, and Davao City and environs (Whinnom 1956). Lowland Davaweño have 89% intelligibility with Kamayo [kyk]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Davawenyo |
| Language use | Lowland Davawenyo also use Cebuano [ceb]. Highland Davawenyo have low comprehension of Cebuano [ceb]. |
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