Abaknon people

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The Abaknon people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Philippines, primarily inhabiting Capul Island in Northern Samar and known for their distinct non-Bisayan culture and language.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abaknon people canonical 3
Abaknon ethnic group 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
administrativeDivision Municipality of Capul, Northern Samar ⓘ
archipelago Philippine archipelago ⓘ
bilingualism many speak English as second language ⓘ
many speak Filipino as second language ⓘ
many speak Waray as second language ⓘ
colonialHistory subject to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
culturalDistinctiveness distinct from neighboring Waray and Bisayan groups ⓘ
culturalHeritage local fishing practices ⓘ
oral traditions in Inabaknon ⓘ
traditional seafaring knowledge ⓘ
cultureType non-Bisayan culture ⓘ
demographicStatus small population compared to major Philippine ethnolinguistic groups ⓘ
ethnonym Abaknon ⓘ
Capuleno ⓘ
geographicFeature San Bernardino Strait ⓘ
historicalDefense used Capul watchtower and church as defense against Moro raids ⓘ
identity maintain distinct ethnic identity on Capul Island ⓘ
islandGroup Visayas ⓘ
language Inabaknon language ⓘ
languageBranch Sama–Bajaw languages ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
linguisticEnvironment surrounded by Waray-speaking communities ⓘ
linguisticStatus speak a language not mutually intelligible with Bisayan languages ⓘ
maritimeRole historically located along Manila–Acapulco galleon route near Capul ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in the Philippines ⓘ
municipality Capul ⓘ
neighboringGroups Samar-Leyte Bisayans ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Visayas

Waray people ⓘ
populationConcentration majority of Capul municipality population ⓘ
primaryLocation Capul Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
province Northern Samar ⓘ
recognizedAs indigenous cultural community ⓘ
region Eastern Visayas ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
folk Catholicism ⓘ
religiousFestivals Catholic town fiesta of Capul ⓘ
religiousInstitution parish church in Capul ⓘ
scriptUsage use Latin alphabet for Inabaknon ⓘ
seaOrientation maritime community ⓘ
settlementPattern concentrated on Capul Island ⓘ
traditionalLivelihood copra production ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
traditionalTransport outrigger boats ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Inabaknon language → ethnicGroup → Abaknon people ⓘ
Abaknon → ethnicGroup → Abaknon people ⓘ
Abaknon → isSpokenBy → Abaknon ethnic group ⓘ
linked to: Abaknon people
Capul language → primaryEthnicGroup → Abaknon people ⓘ