Mansaka language

Mansaka
Mansaka
Minansaka
Native to	Philippines
Region	most parts of Davao de Oro, Mindanao
Native speakers	(58,000 cited 2000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Mansakan Mandayan Mansaka; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	msk
Glottolog	mans1262
ELP	Mansaka

Last updated November 12, 2025

Mansaka (Mansaka: Minansaka^[1]) is an Austronesian language of Mindanao in the Philippines. It may be intelligible with Mandaya.

Mansaka is spoken in western Baganga, and into central-west Davao de Oro province, continuing south back into Davao Oriental Province as far south as Pujada Bay.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Mansaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Svelmoe, Gordon; Svelmoe, Thelma (1974). Notes on Mansaka Grammar . Huntington Beach, California: Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 0-88312-206-5 – via Internet Archive.
Svelmoe, Gordon; Svelmoe, Thelma (1990). Mansaka Dictionary. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. ISBN 0-88312-216-2.

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[e18-1] 1 2 3 Mansaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Mansaka language

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