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Manobo, Agusan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3msm

Population  60,000 (2002 SIL). 157,408 all Manobo (1990 census).
Region  Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Mindanao.
Language maps  Southern Philippines, reference number 157
Southern Philippines, reference number 157
Alternate names   Agusan
Dialects  Umayam, Adgawan, Surigao, Omayamnon. 83% intelligibility with Dibabawon. Lexical similarity: 80% between the Omayamnon dialect and other dialects, 85% with Dibabawon Manobo [mbd].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 54%. Literacy rate in L2: 55%–60%. Dictionary. NT: 1999.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  The people call themselves ‘Manobo’ and the language ‘Minanubu’. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BADA, Teofila G., author; HAVANA, Mendez (Jr.), illustrator; SCHUMACHER, Donna; SCHUMACHER, Ron, translators. 2011. A Voice from the Forest: Essays on the culture and world view of the Manobo of the Agusan river valley and the Diwata mountain range.  Available online

GELACIO, Datu Manggusawon Teofilo; LEE, Jason Kwok Loong; SCHUMACHER, Ronald L., authors. 2000. Manobo dictionary of Manobo as spoken in the Agusan river valley and the diwata mountain range.

MCKAUGHAN, Howard P.; MEIKLEJOHN, Percy, authors. 1954. "A brief English-Agusan Manobo word list."

SCHUMACHER, Donna; SCHUMACHER, Ron, authors. 2008. Agusan Manobo Noun Phrase.  Available online

SCHUMACHER, Donna; SCHUMACHER, Ronald L., authors. 1978. "Proto-Manobo *l in Agusan Manobo."  Available online

SCHUMACHER, Ronald L., author. 1986. "Stative verbs at peak in Agusan Manobo narrative discourse."  Available online

WEAVER, Daniel H.; WEAVER, Marilou, authors. 1963. "The phonology of Agusan Manobo (with special reference to æ)."

WEAVER, Daniel H.; WEAVER, Marilou, authors. 1964. "Ranking of personal pronouns in Agusan Manobo."

Vernacular Publications

A B K. 1978.

Gabino Mansaolog aw duma no mgo sugilon. 1984.

Gabino Mansaolog dow duma no mgo sugilon. 1998.

Gabino Mansaolog. 1979.

Kumiks to Manubu. 1982.

Kumiks to Manubu. 1993.

Mgo isturiya no Minanubu numeru 1-11 = Mga isturya nga Manobo 1-11 = Manobo stories 1-11. 1999.  Available online

Mgo isturiya no Minanubu numeru 12-22 = Mga isturya nga Manobo 12-22 = Manobo stories 12-22. 1999.  Available online

Mgo isturiya no Minanubu numeru 23-33 = Mga isturya nga Manobo 23-33 = Manboo stories 23-33. 1999.  Available online

Mgo presidenti to Pilipinas. 1982.

Og-anad ki to mgo inikagihan (Minanubu, Binisaya, Filipino, English four language phrase book). 1999.

Og-anad ki to mgo inikagihan: Minanubu, Binisaya, Pilipino, English. 1983.

Ogbasa ki. 1984.  Available online

Ogbasa ki. 2000.

Ogsugud ki to pagbasa. 1983.

Ogsugud ki to pagbasa. 2004.

Seini kalibutan ta. 1982.

Tariri. 1979.

To kinabuhì to mgo Agusan notodu-on aw kunto-on. 1979.

Upat no ka sugilon. 1979.

Vocabulary: Manobo, Cebuano, Pilipino, English. 1978.