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Davaoeño language

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Davaoeño
Dabawenyo
Davawenyo
Native toPhilippines
RegionDavao Region, Mindanao
Native speakers
(150,000 cited 1990 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3daw
Glottologdava1245

Davaoeño (also referred to as Davaoeño dialect: ceb; Dabawenyo), is a variant dialect of standard Cebuano used by Davaoeños in Davao Region, Southern Philippines, influenced by the Cebuano people and the Tagalog in some parts of southern Luzon called Bisa-log, It is an ancient languages from Malayo-Polynesian languages including Indonesia and Malaysia from the south in the Philippines.[2][3]

History[change | change source]

The origin of Davaoeño people are from Cebu province including the cities of General Santos City, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, Tangub, Zamboanga City and Blaan are using the Mindanao Cebuano dialect, the tribes are came from the province of South Cotabato and Davao provinces.[4]

Words and dialects[change | change source]

Urban Cebuano (Cebu City) Davaoeño Cebuano (Davao City)
Asa ka paadto ana. Asa mo muadto ana.
Gikan aku sa dakbayan ng subgu. Gikan apan aku sa banwa ng dabaw.
Maayung gabii sa inyuhang tanan dinha. Maayung gabi sa inyuhang tanan diha.
Maayung hapon pud. Maayung hapon sad.
Na-unsa man ka, ayaw paghilak-hilak uy. Na-unsa jud ka, ayag paghilak-hilak uy.
Ayaw pag hurot imong load. Ayaw pag impas imong load.
Pag tarong sa imohang eskwela. Tarunga imong eskwela.

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