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Preliminary Flashcards

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Most well-known ethnic group in the Philippines

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Tagalog

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Found in Mindoro provinces

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Mangyan

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Found in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

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Igorot

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Third-largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines

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Ilocano

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The area is part of the so-called “rice granary of the Philippines”

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Kapangpangan

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Became the first ethnic group from the Philippines that emigrated in large numbers to North America

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Ilocano

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Popular for their delicious cuisine and the intricately crafted parol (Christmas lantern)

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Kapangpangan

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They are also primarily found in the National Capital Region, as well as in the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Tarlac, Zambales, Marinduque, Bataan, Mindoro, and Aurora

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Tagalog

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Also called Pampangan, Pampango, and Pampagueño

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Kapangpangan

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Means “land of salt,” derived from asin (salt) and the affixes pang- and -an (“place of”)

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Pangasinense

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Oldest inhabitants of Cagayan Valley

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Ibanag

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Who live in the northwestern region of Luzon

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Ilocano

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Called Negritos

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Aeta

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14
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Coconut milk is a must on dishes

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Bicolano

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Landed on the archipelago more than 30,000 thousand years

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Aeta

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Known for being religious and calm

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Bicolano

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17
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Who are living in the Bicol Region

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Bicolano

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18
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Notable traits such as hard working and honesty

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Ivatan

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19
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Highly respect their anito

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Igorot

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20
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What are Aeta’s traditional clothing?

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bahag (men) and wraparound skirt (women)

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21
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Dark skin and kinky hair

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Aeta

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Ethnic group in Cordillera made some of the Philippine destinations popular such as the Banaue Rice Terraces which is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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Igorot

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23
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The 9th largest ethnic group in the Philippines

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Pangasinense

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The term originated from i (“people of”) and bannag (river)

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Ibanag

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Writing ambahan (a form of poem) and they carve it in bamboo

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Mangyan

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26
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Share some physical features with African pygmy populations

27
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What are the 10 ethnic groups in Luzon

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Tagalog
Ilocano
Kapangpangan
Bicolano
Aeta
Igorot
Ivatan
Mangyan
Ibanag
Pangasinense

28
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Second most widespread ethnic group in the Philippines

29
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Known as brave warriors, one of the few tribes who fought the Spaniards in the 1500s

30
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Getting their name from the river Akean which means “where there is boiling or frothing”

31
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This ethnic group are associated with bravery

32
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Also the most widely spoken among the Visayas languages

33
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Known for their delicacies such as the kalamay, a sweet dessert packaged in coconut shells.

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Boracay Beach is found in this province

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Are known in the Philippines, with their food, culture and festive celebrations such as the Sinulog festival as its highlights

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Known to be descendants of Austronesian-speaking immigrants that came to the country during the Iron Age

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Known for their gentle disposition

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Hiligaynon

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Known as the descendants of “pintados” or “tattooed ones”

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Reside in the provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras and many other places in Visayas

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Hiligaynon

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Live in the island province of Bohol

41
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Known as the Bol-anon people

42
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Found in Batanes

43
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People here engage in seafood industry

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Hiligaynon

44
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What are the 5 ethnic groups in Visayas?

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Aklanon, Cebuano, Boholano, Hiligaynon, Waray

45
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Simply means “people” or “person”

46
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Term may have originated from “Mansuba,” a combination of man (people) and suba (river)

47
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Alternate names include Manuvu and Minuvu

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Concentrated in Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Misamis Oriental, and Surigao Del Sur

49
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They practice slash-and-burn agriculture

50
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Can be found in Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Panaoan Island, and in the mountains of Southern Leyte

51
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Who bear a striking physical resemblance to the Negritos

52
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Their name, Subanun, comes from suba (river), and means “river people.”

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Ancient Lake Lanao in North Central Mindanao

54
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“People of the lake,”

55
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Largest of the Islamic cultural-linguistic groups in the Philippines

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Known for their exquisite folk art, colorful weaves, exotic metalwork and woodcraft, and epic literature called the Darangen

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Primarily rice farmers, but they also grow and harvest corn, sweet potato, coffee, cassava, and peanuts

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Proud people with proto Malayan features

59
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Have suffered dislocation due to the loss of their ancestral lands and the effects of modern day insurgency

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Specialize weaving abacca cloths of earth-toned hues, as well as, basket-making trimmed with beads, fibers and horse hair

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Ornate traditions of metal-crafting

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Concentrated in Bislig City, Lianga, Marihatag, and San Agustin in Surigao del Sur, Mindanao

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Related linguistically to the Tausug and Butuanon

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What are the 6 ethnic groups in Mindanao?

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Manobo, Mamanwa, Subano, Maranao, Bagobo, Kamayo

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