Kamayo language

Kamayo language

Kamayo is a minor language spoken in the area of Bislig City and also in San Agustin and Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, in the Southern Philippines. It has 7,565 speakers (2000, WCD). The dialect known as "kamayo" varies from one municipality to another - Lingiganons are quite different from other municipalities on the way they speak the Kamayo language.

Kamayo is also spoken in Lingig, Surigao del Sur; and in Cateel, Davao Oriental. It is related to Surigaonon and Butuanon.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kyk Ethnologue report on Kamayo]


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