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Manobo, Agusan

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: msm

Population	60,000 (2002 SIL). 157,408 all Manobo (1990 census).
Region	Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Mindanao.
Language maps	Southern Philippines, reference number 157 Southern Philippines, reference number 157
Alternate names	Agusan
Dialects	Umayam, Adgawan, Surigao, Omayamnon. 83% intelligibility with Dibabawon. Lexical similarity: 80% between the Omayamnon dialect and other dialects, 85% with Dibabawon Manobo [mbd].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Manobo, Central, East
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 54%. Literacy rate in L2: 55%–60%. Dictionary. NT: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The people call themselves ‘Manobo’ and the language ‘Minanubu’. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Gelacio, Datu Manggusawon Teofilo E., Jason Kwok Loong Lee and Ronald L. Schumacher. 2000. Manobo dictionary of Manobo as spoken in the Agusan river valley and the diwata mountain range.  

McKaughan, Howard P. and Percy Meiklejohn. 1954. "A brief English-Agusan Manobo word list."

Schumacher, Ronald L. 1986. "Stative verbs at peak in Agusan Manobo narrative discourse."  

Schumacher, Ronald L. and Donna Schumacher. 1978. "Proto-Manobo *l in Agusan Manobo."  

Weaver, Daniel H. and Marilou Weaver. 1963. "The phonology of Agusan Manobo (with special reference to æ)."

Weaver, Daniel H. and Marilou Weaver. 1964. "Ranking of personal pronouns in Agusan Manobo."

Vernacular Publications

A B K. 1978.

Gabino Mansaolog aw duma no mgo sugilon. 1984.

Gabino Mansaolog dow duma no mgo sugilon. 1998.

Gabino Mansaolog. 1979.

Kumiks to Manubu. 1982.

Kumiks to Manubu. 1993.

Mgo isturiya no Minanubu numeru 1-11 = Mga isturya nga Manobo 1-11 = Manobo stories 1-11. 1999.

Mgo isturiya no Minanubu numeru 12-22 = Mga isturya nga Manobo 12-22 = Manobo stories 12-22. 1999.

Mgo isturiya no Minanubu numeru 23-33 = Mga isturya nga Manobo 23-33 = Manboo stories 23-33. 1999.

Mgo presidenti to Pilipinas. 1982.

Og-anad ki to mgo inikagihan (Minanubu, Binisaya, Filipino, English four language phrase book). 1999.

Og-anad ki to mgo inikagihan: Minanubu, Binisaya, Pilipino, English. 1983.

Ogbasa ki. 1984.

Ogbasa ki. 2000.

Ogsugud ki to pagbasa. 1983.

Ogsugud ki to pagbasa. 2004.

Seini kalibutan ta. 1982.

Tariri. 1979.

To kinabuhì to mgo Agusan notodu-on aw kunto-on. 1979.

Upat no ka sugilon. 1979.

Vocabulary: Manobo, Cebuano, Pilipino, English. 1978.