Davao Language and Dialect:

Mother tongue of the population* (dialect) spoken by a person in his earliest childhood.

Mother tongue
(ethnic origin)

Cebuano
Tagalog
Hiligaynon
Bagoboo, Guiangao
Davaoeño
Tagacaolo
Bilaan
Ilocano
Waray
Manobo
Maguindanao
Mandaya
Others
Not Stated
TOTAL
Percent
(%)

74.56
3.86
3.43
3.16
1.26
2.38
1.67
1.01
0.55
2.15
1.91
2.01
2.04
0.01
100.00

Data obtained from "Statistical Variable", Regional Quarterly Publication, National Census & Statistics Office, Davao City.



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