Visayan people
E760708
The Visayan people are a major ethnolinguistic group in the central Philippines, known for their diverse Austronesian languages, rich maritime and warrior traditions, and vibrant cultural practices such as music, dance, and oral epics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Visayan ethnolinguistic groups | 2 |
| Visayan people canonical | 1 |
| Visayan peoples | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian people
ⓘ
ethnolinguistic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bisaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visayans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
epic chanting
ⓘ
folk song performance ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the largest ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines ⓘ |
| ethnicReligion | indigenous Philippine folk religion ⓘ |
| festival |
Ati-Atihan Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinagyang Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ MassKara Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinulog Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bohol Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iloilo NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyte Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Negros Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Panay Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Samar Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugbu (Cebu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalWritingSystem | Baybayin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dance
ⓘ
maritime traditions ⓘ music ⓘ oral epics ⓘ warrior traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Aklanon language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capiznon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Cebuano language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiligaynon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilonggo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinaray-a language NERFINISHED ⓘ Waray-Waray language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Islam
ⓘ
Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| nationality | Filipino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Austronesian expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Central Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mindanao NERFINISHED ⓘ Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Filipino people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
kuratsa
ⓘ
sinulog dance ⓘ tinikling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ seafaring ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
kulintang ensemble
ⓘ
rondalla ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Visayan ethnolinguistic groups
this entity surface form:
Visayan peoples
this entity surface form:
Visayan ethnolinguistic groups