| Kamayo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Surigao del Sur andDavao Oriental |
| Ethnicity | Kamayo people Mandayas |
Native speakers | (360,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyk |
| Glottolog | kama1363 |
Kamayo (Kinamayo or alternatively spelledCamayo), also calledKadi,Kinadi, orMandaya, is a minorAustronesian language of the central eastern coast ofMindanao in thePhilippines.
Spoken in some areas ofSurigao del Sur (the city ofBislig and the municipalities ofBarobo,Hinatuan,Lingig,Tagbina,Lianga,San Agustin &Marihatag) andDavao Oriental, Kamayo varies from one municipality to another.Lingiganons are quite different from other municipalities in the way they speak the Kamayo language.Ethnologue also reports that Kamayo is spoken in theAgusan del Sur Province border areas, and inDavao Oriental Province betweenLingig andBoston.
Kamayo is a language widely used by theMandayas in theDavao Oriental areas. It is closely related toTandaganon and Surigaonon. Dialect variations are caused by mixed dialect communications such as theCebuano language in barangays Mangagoy and Pob. Bislig. The towns of Barobo, Hinatuan, and Lingig has a distinct version spoken. A suffix is usually added to most adjectives in the superlative form; for example, the wordgamay in Cebuano ('small') isgamayay while the worddako ('big') is spoken asdako-ay in Bislig.
Kamayo dialects can be classified as North Kamayo and South Kamayo.[2]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | uuː | |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Open | aaː | (ɔ) |
/ɔ/ is only heard in a diphthong, /ɔi/.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | k | ||
| voiced | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Approximant | w | l | j | |||
Common phrases
| Kamayo | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Adi / Ngani | Dito | Here |
| Ngadto | Doon | There |
| Ampan / Wara | Wala | Nothing |
| Aron | Meron | Have |
| Basi /Basin | Baka | Maybe |
| Butang | Lagay | Put |
| Hain | Saan | Where |
| Idtu | Ayon | That |
| Inday | Ewan | I don't know |
| Ini /Ngini | Ito | This |
| Itun | Ayan | That is |
| Kamang | Kuha | Take |
| Kinu | Kailan | When |
| Madayaw | Mabuti | Good |
| Maraat | Pangit | Ugly |
| Nanga sa | Bakit | Why |
| Unaan /Naan | Ano | What |
| Pila | Magkano | How much |
| Sinu /Sin-u | Sino | Who |
| Tagi | Bigay | Give |
| Unuhon | Paano | How |
| Wara | Wala | None |
| Isu | Bata | Child |
| hinuod | Matanda | Old person |
| Irong | Ilong | Nose |
| Huo | Oo | Yes |
| Diri | Hindi | No |
| Bayho | Mukha | Face |
| Alima | Kamay | Hand |
| Siki | Paa | Foot |
| Paa | Hita | Thigh |
| Pasu-ay | Mainit | Hot |