Mandaya is an Austronesian language of Mindanao in the Philippines. It may be intelligible with Mansaka. Mandaya is a language native to some parts of Davao Oriental, Mindanao.
Geographical distribution Ethnologue reports that Mandaya is spoken in Manay, Caraga, Baganga, and Cateel municipalities of Davao Oriental Province, as well as in Davao del Norte Province.
Varieties Ethnologue lists the following varieties of Mandaya.
Carraga Mandaya Cateeleño Manay Mandayan Mandaya Cataelano Karaga Sangab Mangaragan Mandaya
Pallesen (1985)Pallesen, A. Kemp. 1985. Culture contact and language convergence. Philippine journal of linguistics: special monograph issue, 24. Manila: Linguistic Society of the Philippines. lists the following varieties of Mandaya. Kabasagan Caragan Boso: spoken just inland from Mati, Davao Oriental Maragusan Mandaya Islam (or Kalagan Piso): spoken on the east coast of Davao Gulf directly east of Davao City, in Davao del Norte.
Phonology +VowelsFrontCentralBackCloseOpen +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalNasalPlosivevoicelessvoicedFricativeLateralApproximant
/d/ can be heard as [r] in intervocalic positions.
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