Cebuano people
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| Total population | 20 million (2000 census) |
| Regions with significant populations | Philippines: Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor parts of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, as well as in Bukidnon. |
| Language | Cebuano, Tagalog, English |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Related ethnic groups | Malay, Tagalog, other Visayan peoples, other Filipino peoples, othe Austronesian peoples |
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The Cebuano people can usually refers to those whose native tongue is the Cebuano language, but more speficically the people who live in the island or province of Cebu. The Cebuano are the largest Visayan sub-ethnic group in the Philippines.
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[edit] Area
Cebuano is the lingua franca of the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. It is also the native tongue of parts of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, as well as in Bukidnon.
[edit] Demographics
Estimates of Cebuanos primary-language speakers range from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 [1]. Linguistically and ethnically, Cebuanos are principally of Malay ancestry. In major cities like Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Davao, many have Spanish and Chinese ancestries, as well as ancestries from other Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the Tagalogs and Ilokanos. Cebuanos make up about 1/4 of the Philippines population, of about 85 million.
[edit] Culture
Much of the Cebuano culture has been influence by the Culture of Spain and Indigenous Malayan traditions. The majority of it's people belong to the Roman Catholic religion.
[edit] History
The word Cebuano is a Spanish term derived from the indigenous Malayan word Zugboanon. The name of Cebú was given to the Islands of Zugbo during the Spanish colonizaton of the Islands, which lasted for more than three centuries. The Cebuano people were among the first native inhabitants of the Philippine Archipelago to encounter Europeans and the first to be baptized as Catholics by the Portuguese explores and Spanish conquistadores.
