Cebuano people

E90010

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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cebuano people canonical 14
Cebuano settlers 2
Cebuano people in Zamboanga Peninsula 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ethnolinguistic group
center Cebu City
linked to: Cebu

Cebu Island
colonialHistory Spanish Empire
United States
commonOccupation agriculture
fishing
overseas work
seafaring
country Philippines
culturalIdentity Bisaya identity
diaspora Australia
Canada
Metro Manila
Middle East
Northern Luzon
United States
ethnicGroupOf Mindanao
Visayas
historicalWritingSystem Baybayin
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubgroup Philippine languages
largestEthnolinguisticGroupIn Visayas
majorCity Cagayan de Oro
Cebu City
linked to: Cebu

Davao City
General Santos
Iligan
Lapu-Lapu City
Mandaue
linked to: Mandaue City
majorFestival Sinulog Festival
majorFestivalLocation Cebu City
linked to: Cebu
nativeName Bisaya
linked to: Binisaya

Sugbuanon
notableReligionEvent Christianization of Cebu in 16th century
oneOfLargestEthnicGroupsIn Philippines
primaryLanguage Cebuano language
region 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 dance
linked to: Sinulog Festival
traditionalFood danggit
lechon
masi
otap
puso rice
sutukil
traditionalInstrument guitar
traditionalMusic kulintang ensemble
rondalla
usesLanguageAsIdentityMarker Cebuano language
writingSystem Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

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

Mactan ethnicGroup Cebuano people
Visayas ethnicGroup Visayan people
linked to: Cebuano people
Zamboanga Peninsula ethnicGroup Cebuano people
South Cotabato ethnicGroup Cebuano people
Hiligaynon people relatedEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Waray people relatedEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Northern Zamboanga Cebuano usedByEthnicGroup Cebuano people in Zamboanga Peninsula
linked to: Cebuano people
Lanao del Norte hasEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Sarangani hasEthnicGroup Cebuano settlers
linked to: Cebuano people
Davao del Sur hasEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Ilonggo people relatedEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Tboli hasEthnicGroup Cebuano settlers
linked to: Cebuano people
Filipino people ethnicSubgroup Cebuano people
Rajah Humabon ethnicGroup Cebuano people
Boholano people relatedEthnicGroup Cebuano people
Rosa Osmeña ethnicGroup Cebuano people
Consuelo Osmeña languageOfEthnicGroup Cebuano people