Mansaka
A language of Philippines
| Population | 57,800 (2000). |
| Region | Eastern Davao and Davao Oriental provinces, Mindanao. |
| Language map |
Southern Philippines, reference number 144 |
| Alternate names | Mandaya Mansaka |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 80% with Bislig-Mati, 89% with Karaga Mandaya, 84% with Mati, 74% with Piso (Kalagan). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Mansakan, Eastern, Mandayan |
| Language development | NT: 1975. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
ABRAMS, Norman, author. 1961. "A short list of Mansaka flora and their uses."
ABRAMS, Norman, author. 1963. "Vowel quantity in Mansaka."
SVELMOE, Gordon; SVELMOE, Thelma, authors. 1966. "Dual function of dili in Mansaka."
SVELMOE, Gordon; SVELMOE, Thelma, authors. 1974. Notes on Mansaka grammar.
SVELMOE, Gordon; SVELMOE, Thelma, compilers. 1990. Mansaka dictionary.
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THOMAS, David D., author. 1958. "Mansaka sentence and sub-sentence structures."

