Alternate Names: Davaoeño, Davaweño, Matino
Dialects: Synthesis of Filipino ,, Cebuano ,, other Visayan dialects. Some Spanish , words. Not a Spanish creole. Different from Davawenyo dialect of Chavacano ,. 2 dialects: East Coast (90% of speakers), and Davao City area (Whinnom 1956). Lowland Davawenyo have 89% intelligibility of Kamayo ,.
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Demographics: 147,000 (1990 census).
Language Use: Lowland Davawenyo also use Cebuano [ceb]. Highland Davawenyo have low comprehension of Cebuano.
Nation of Origin: Philippines