Visayans
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Visayans (Cebuano: mga Bisayâ ) are a Philippine ethnolinguistic family group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, to the southernmost islands south of Luzon, and to a significant portion of Mindanao. They are composed of numerous distinct ethnic groups. When taken as a single group, they number around 45.5 million. The Visayans, like the Luzon Lowlanders (Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Ilocanos, etc.) were originally predominantly animist-polytheists and broadly share a maritime culture until the 16th century when the Spanish Empire enforced Catholicism as the state religion. In more inland or othe
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Visayan people
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Kabisay-an / Mga Bisaya
- Ethnic group.image
- Visayan language distribution map.png
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- map outlining the regions in the Philippines where the Visayan people are located. Subgroupings of Visayan ethnicity includes; Cebuano people, Boholano people, Eskaya people, Ilonggo people, Waray people, Surigaonon people, Karay-a people, Capiznon people, Masbateño people, Cuyunon people, Aklanon people, Romblomanon people, Butuanon people.
- Ethnic group.population
- 15,522,998 (2020 census)
- Ethnic group.regions
- Visayas, large parts of Mindanao, southernmost parts of Luzon, the rest of the Philippines and overseas communities
- Ethnic group.languages
- NativeBisayan languagesAlsoFilipinoEnglish
- Ethnic group.religions
- Christianity: Roman Catholic, Aglipayan, Evangelicals, remaining belongs to United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Iglesia ni Cristo; Sunni Islam; Hinduism; Animism; indigenous folk religion and other religions
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27 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-colonial period
- Spanish colonial period
- Federal State of the Visayas
- American colonization
- Contemporary
- Terminology
- Regions with significant populations
- Language
- Culture
- Tattoo
- Other body modifications
- Precolonial Religion
- Pre-Christianity
- Creation of the first man and woman
- Death
- Shamans
- Modern-day Religion
- Festivals
- Literature
- Cinema, television and theatre
- Music
- Dance
- Visual arts
- See also
- References
- External links
Visayans (Cebuano: mga Bisayâ ) are a Philippine ethnolinguistic family group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, to the southernmost islands south of Luzon, and to a significant portion of Mindanao. They are composed of numerous distinct ethnic groups. When taken as a single group, they number around 45.5 million. The Visayans, like the Luzon Lowlanders (Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Ilocanos, etc.) were originally predominantly animist-polytheists and broadly share a maritime culture until the 16th century when the Spanish Empire enforced Catholicism as the state religion. In more inland or otherwise secluded areas, ancient animistic-polytheistic beliefs and traditions either were reinterpreted within a Roman Catholic framework or syncretized with the new religion. Visayans are generally speakers of one or more of the distinct Bisayan languages, the most widely spoken being Cebuano, followed by Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) and Waray-Waray.
== History ==