Mandaya

excellent
metalsmiths
 Bagobo

Most
elaborately
dressed
 Mandaya

First people
upstream
 Manobo

Jewelries and
weapons
possess souls
 Bagobo

Gongs and
kulintangs
 Manobo

Women are
distinguished by
bamboo comb
Language
 Learning Objectives

• Recognize the language used in

Davao City.

• Understand the importance of using

the proper grammar in conversation.

• Appreciate the language that we

have in our region.
 The people of Davao call themselves
Davaoeñ Dabaweny
_____________ or _____________
o o
They belong to the Visayan people residing in
Mindanao.

Majority of the Davaoeño are

Cebuano speakers while the
____________
minority of the population are
Lumads and Muslims.
___________
Famous personalities who are DABAWENYOs

Rodrigo Roa Duterte

known as Digong.
He was the mayor or
Davao City before he
became the 16th
President of the
Philippines.
 Famous TV personalities who are
DABAWENYOs

Ruben Gonzaga
A comedian in Davao
who joined PBB
Celebrity Edition
Season 2 and was
declared as the big
winner.
He is most noted for his
“budotz dance”.
 Famous TV personalities who are
DABAWENYOs

Erich Gonzales 
actress and host
Star Circle
Quest Grand Teen
Questor
 Famous TV personalities who are
DABAWENYOs
• KZ Tandingan - a
singer who rose to fame
after winning the first
season of The X Factor
Philippines in 2012.
• Maris Racal - actress,
singer, PBB All in 1st
runner up, member of It's
Showtime's GirlTrends
 Famous TV personalities who are
DABAWENYOs

Keifer Sanchez
 singer, 2nd placer in Tawag
ng Tanghalan Kids
 a member of the boy
band TNT Boys
 Cebuano
Davaoeño ___________is
the widely spoken
language in Davao City.
verbal
written
Useful Bisaya Phrases
Davaoeño Cebuano (Bisaya) is the
widely spoken language in Davao
city.
Davao-Cebuano has two varieties.
1. The first type does not vary
significantly with that of Cebu.
 Here are some examples.
Cebuano Davao- English
Cebuano

Anhi diri. Adto diri. Come here.

Asa man
Dis-a man Where did
nimo
nimo you put the
gibutang ang
gibutang ang scissors?
gunting?
gunting?

kinadak-an pinakadaku biggest

 Here are more examples.
Cebuano Davao- English
Cebuano
Malipayong Maayong
Welcome!
pag-abot! pag-abot!

Unsa inyong Kamusta How are

kahimtang? man ka? you?

Unsay
Unsa imong What’s your
ngalan
ngalan? name?
nimo?
Taga-diin Taga-asa Where are
ka? ka? you from?
Davao-Cebuano (Bisaya) is the
widely
spoken language in Davao city.
Davao-Cebuano has two varieties.
1. The first type does not vary
significantly with that of Cebu.
2. The second type of Cebuano is a
merely a mix of languages, mostly
Tagalog, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon.
 Here are some examples.
Tagalog - mix of English
Manila languages in
Davao

Talagang Mabait bitaw

Weng is
mabait si gyud si
really nice.
Weng. Weng.
Pagod na Kapoy na ko I’m already
ako maglakad, tired of
maglakad. uy. walking.

Ayaw lagi Don’t! I mean

Huwag kasi!
ba! it!
 Here are more examples.
Tagalog - mix of English
Manila languages in
Davao

Magaling Kuyaw lagi He’s really

talaga siya. ‘yan siya. good.
Naulaw man
Nahihiya siyang She’s shy to
yan siyang
kumanta sa sing in front of
magkanta sa
harap mo. you.
harap mo.
 In terms of the use of words in
Cebuano grammar,
Cebuano English

Giinom nako ang

Gi + verb I drank the water.
tubig.

Ka +
Kadako sa iro! The dog is big!
adjective
Maka + Makaadto ka sa Will you go to the
verb tindahan? store?

Nag + Nagkaon siya sa She/He is eating at

verb Jollibee. Jollibee.
There are also some reconstructions done to
words which are not Cebuano.
mix of languages in
Davao English

Gibigay niya ang He gave me the

Gi + verb
baso sa akin. glass.

Ka + Kaliit naman ng Your handwriting is

adjective sulat mo. very small.
Maka + Maka-pagod man
The dance is tiring.
verb ang sayaw, uy!

Nag + Nagkanta siya sa He sang on the

verb stage kanina. stage a while ago.
There are also some reconstructions done to
words which are not Cebuano.
mix of languages in
Davao Filipino

Gibigay niya ang Binigay niya ang baso sa

baso sa akin. akin.

Kaliit naman ng sulat Ang liit naman ng sulat

mo. mo.
Maka-pagod man Nakaka-pagod naman
ang sayaw, uy! ang sayaw.

Nagkanta siya sa Kumanta siya sa stage

stage kanina. kanina.
In order for people from different
communities of the country to
understand each other,

a national language was created.

This is Filipino.
Why is language important?
 Acts 2:8
“And how is it that we
hear, each of us
in his own native
language?”
We should not be
ashamed in using our own
native language.
As Filipinos living in
Davao, we need to be
proud that we can speak
and understand Cebuano,
Filipino and English.