Cebuano people

E90010
ethnic group ethnolinguistic group

The Cebuano people are a major ethnolinguistic group in the central and southern Philippines, known for speaking the Cebuano language and for their significant cultural and historical presence in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Visayan people 1

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
ethnolinguistic group ⓘ
center Cebu City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cebu Island ⓘ
colonialHistory Spanish Empire ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
commonOccupation agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
overseas work ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
culturalIdentity Bisaya identity ⓘ
diaspora Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Metro Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Northern Luzon ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ethnicGroupOf Mindanao ⓘ
Visayas ⓘ
historicalWritingSystem Baybayin ⓘ
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSubgroup Philippine languages ⓘ
largestEthnolinguisticGroupIn Visayas ⓘ
majorCity Cagayan de Oro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cebu City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Davao City NERFINISHED ⓘ
General Santos ⓘ
Iligan ⓘ
Lapu-Lapu City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mandaue City ⓘ
surface form: Mandaue
majorFestival Sinulog Festival ⓘ
majorFestivalLocation Cebu City NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeName Binisaya ⓘ
surface form: Bisaya

Sugbuanon ⓘ
notableReligionEvent Spanish conquest of the Philippines ⓘ
surface form: Christianization of Cebu in 16th century
oneOfLargestEthnicGroupsIn Philippines ⓘ
primaryLanguage Cebuano language ⓘ
region Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ⓘ
surface form: Bangsamoro

Caraga ⓘ
Central Visayas ⓘ
Davao Region ⓘ
Eastern Visayas ⓘ
Northern Mindanao ⓘ
Soccsksargen ⓘ
Western Visayas ⓘ
Zamboanga Peninsula ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Boholano people ⓘ
Hiligaynon people ⓘ
Tagalog people ⓘ
Waray people ⓘ
religion Iglesia ni Cristo ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
indigenous Philippine folk religions ⓘ
traditionalCraft basketry ⓘ
guitar-making ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
traditionalDance Sinulog Festival ⓘ
surface form: Sinulog dance
traditionalFood danggit ⓘ
lechon ⓘ
masi ⓘ
otap ⓘ
puso rice ⓘ
sutukil ⓘ
traditionalInstrument guitar ⓘ
traditionalMusic kulintang ensemble ⓘ
rondalla ⓘ
usesLanguageAsIdentityMarker Cebuano language ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mactan → ethnicGroup → Cebuano people ⓘ
South Cotabato → ethnicGroup → Cebuano people ⓘ
Visayas → ethnicGroup → Cebuano people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Visayan people
Zamboanga Peninsula → ethnicGroup → Cebuano people ⓘ