Mansaka language
| Mansaka | |
|---|---|
| Minansaka | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | most parts of Davao de Oro, Mindanao |
Native speakers | (58,000 cited 2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | msk |
| Glottolog | mans1262 |
| ELP | Mansaka |
Mansaka (Mansaka: Minansaka) 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 and other provinces that borders the province of Davao de Oro.
The word "Mansaka" literally means "The climbers" in the Mansaka language, from the suffix Man-, meaning "the peoples" in this case, and the word Saka which means "to climb"
Grammar
The Mansaka Grammar has a simple grammar like any other Austronesian languages. It has the common Singular-Plural forms, the first, second and third persons, past, present and future, and uses suffix, prefix and infixes to construct words and to show their different forms