Mansaka language
| Mansaka | |
|---|---|
| Minansaka | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | most parts of Davao de Oro, Mindanao |
Native speakers | (58,000 cited 2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | msk |
| Glottolog | mans1262 |
| ELP | Mansaka |
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 and other provinces that borders the province of Davao de Oro.[1]
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
Grammar
[edit]GRAMMATICAL NUMBERS
The Mansaka language uses only two (2) grammatical numbers. These are Singular (one) and Plural (many).
Singular
Singular nouns and pronouns were usually their 'simple forms'
Ex:
Sg: yang katumbal kamanga
yang is an infinitive article or a word used to answer someone or something, followed by the word "katumbal" which means "chilli", then followed by the verb "kamanga" which came from the root word "kamang", "to come", added with the prefix "-a" to make into a 'command'. So, the sentence means "Get that chilli"
Plural Singular nouns and pronouns can be pluralized by the word mga.
Ex:
Pl: yang mga katumbal kamanga
"yang" is an indefinite article, followed by "mga" which is a 'pluralizer' that pluralizes the noun "katumbal" which means "chilli", and then followed by the verb "kamanga", which means "get (something)". So, the sentence means "Get those chilies"
PERSONS
Grammatical persons were present in the Mansaka language
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mansaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Further reading
[edit]- 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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