International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL) Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2016, PP 72-78 ISSN 2347-3126 (Print) & ISSN 2347-3134 (Online) www.arcjournals.org ©ARC Page | 72 The Nature of Conyo in Davao City: A Language Inquiry Albino, Yra C. Bachelor of Arts in English University of Mindanao – Matina Campus Davao City, Philippines yra279@gmail.com Romo, Kristine B. Bachelor of Arts in English University of Mindanao – Matina Campus Davao City, Philippines Kristine.romo@yahoo.com Ana Helena R. Lovitos, Ph. D. Adviser, University of Mindanao – Matina Campus Davao City, Philippines Lovitos.phd@gmail.com Abstract: The main objective of this study is to determine the nature of the new language for the people to be aware how it attempts to influence a man’s social and academic life. In attempt to expose the nature of this language, the researchers used qualitative method to explicitly unfold, determine and share this topic. Moreover, during the course of information gathering, the researchers spent time to record random people’s conversation who talked in conyo way, in and out of the school. Results reveal that a conyo speech has its own characteristics whenever an individual utters the words. In addition, as a speaker engages in conyo speech, variation occurs in accordance with its different sentence pattern as translating conyo into English. Finally, a student’s academic and social life is affected due to some environmental factors. Keywords: nature, language inquiry, Davao Conyo, University of Mindanao, Philippines. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Statement of the Problem The main objective of this study is to determine the nature of the new language for the people to be aware how this language attempts to influence a man’s social and academic life. This study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What are the most commonly used conyo terms in Davao? 2. What are the morphosyntactic features of the terms used by conyo in Davao? 3. How do the conyo in Davao affect the students’ academic and social activities? 1.2. Theoretical Framework The theory that helped the researchers build the pillar of the study is the theory of Morphosyntax. Morphosyntaxis used in referring grammatical categories in which morphology and syntax are both useful and can be applied in elaborating the words through its characteristics (Crystal, 1980). In addition, due to evolution, generation to generation language also changes and it affirms that language is dynamic. Neologisms word combination and fixed phrases that appear in the language due to the development are new word, of social life, culture, science and engineering (Sayadi, 2011).To be more specific, neologisms as having recently come into existence lexical or subsisting units that grasp a new wisdom. (Newmark, 2015). Certainly, many have not noticed it as time passed by so fast and through that, language in much variation changes. Language is vital and open for modification. It changes in some point which a part of language’s structure no longer follows the traditional rule or in contrary, it changed at some point whereby it adds unstructured and amorphous style conversation. To sum up, language is open for modification and is a must to conduct an inquiry study to be informed how language affects everyone as a part of the community.