Waray people
E157539
The Waray people are a Visayan ethnolinguistic group of the eastern Philippines, primarily inhabiting Samar and northeastern Leyte, known for their distinct Waray-Waray language and rich folk traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waray people canonical | 13 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Visayan people
ⓘ
ethnolinguistic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Eastern Visayas ⓘ |
| culture | Visayan culture ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the major ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Philippines ⓘ |
| governmentRecognition | recognized as a major ethnolinguistic group by the Philippine government ⓘ |
| knownFor |
folk dances
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral literature ⓘ rich folk traditions ⓘ strong community ties ⓘ |
| language |
Waray language
ⓘ
Waray-Waray language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Visayan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | one of the major languages of the Philippines ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| majorIslandGroup | Visayas ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Waray language
ⓘ
surface form:
Waray
Waray of Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Waray-Waray
|
| populationRegion |
Biliran Island
ⓘ
Leyte ⓘ
surface form:
Leyte Island
Samar Island ⓘ |
| primaryAreaInLeyte | northeastern Leyte ⓘ |
| primaryIsland |
Leyte
ⓘ
Samar Island ⓘ
surface form:
Samar
|
| primaryRegion | Eastern Visayas ⓘ |
| regionalCenter |
Catbalogan
ⓘ
Tacloban ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Boholano people
ⓘ
Cebuano people ⓘ Hiligaynon people ⓘ Masbateño people ⓘ other Visayan peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ indigenous folk religion ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
Ismayling
ⓘ
Kuratsa ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Waray folk music ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
copra production
ⓘ
farming ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalPoetry | ambahan-style verse ⓘ |
| traditionalStorytelling | folktales ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.