Preliminary Flashcards
Most well-known ethnic group in the Philippines
Tagalog
Found in Mindoro provinces
Mangyan
Found in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Igorot
Third-largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines
Ilocano
The area is part of the so-called “rice granary of the Philippines”
Kapangpangan
Became the first ethnic group from the Philippines that emigrated in large numbers to North America
Ilocano
Popular for their delicious cuisine and the intricately crafted parol (Christmas lantern)
Kapangpangan
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
Tagalog
Also called Pampangan, Pampango, and Pampagueño
Kapangpangan
Means “land of salt,” derived from asin (salt) and the affixes pang- and -an (“place of”)
Pangasinense
Oldest inhabitants of Cagayan Valley
Ibanag
Who live in the northwestern region of Luzon
Ilocano
Called Negritos
Aeta
Coconut milk is a must on dishes
Bicolano
Landed on the archipelago more than 30,000 thousand years
Aeta
Known for being religious and calm
Bicolano
Who are living in the Bicol Region
Bicolano
Notable traits such as hard working and honesty
Ivatan
Highly respect their anito
Igorot
What are Aeta’s traditional clothing?
bahag (men) and wraparound skirt (women)
Dark skin and kinky hair
Aeta
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
Igorot
The 9th largest ethnic group in the Philippines
Pangasinense
The term originated from i (“people of”) and bannag (river)
Ibanag
Writing ambahan (a form of poem) and they carve it in bamboo
Mangyan