The Cebuano people ( Cebuano : Mga Sugbuanon ) are the largest subgroup of the larger ethnolinguistic group Visayans , who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the country. They originated in the province of Cebu in the region of Central Visayas , but then later spread out to other places in the Philippines, such as Siquijor , Bohol , Negros Oriental , southwestern Leyte , western Samar , Masbate , and large parts of Mindanao . It may also refer to the ethnic group who speak the same language as their native tongue in different parts of the archipelago. The term Cebuano also refers to the demonym of permanent residents in Cebu island regardless of ethnicity.
17-456: Carrascal , officially the Municipality of Carrascal ( Surigaonon : Lungsod nan Carrascal ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Carrascal ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,586 people. Unique physical features of Carrascal are the uneven distribution of its lowlands and rolling hills. Carrascal
34-518: A separate language or alternatively as a southern variety of Surigaonon. There are about 100,000 speakers. Surigaonon (also called Jaun-Jaun, Waya-Waya) itself on the other hand is the northern ( Surigao del Norte ) variety, with about 400,000 speakers. Surigaonon speakers are distributed throughout Surigao del Norte , northern Surigao del Sur , and northern Agusan del Norte . Surigaonon and Tandaganon speakers can understand each other well, even if they use their own languages in conversation (similar to
51-528: Is located approximately 300 meter masl in the mining area near Carrascal. It is accessible from a highway under perpetual reconstruction and further made accessible by exploration roads constructed by mining companies. The terrain is mostly flat, with minimal vegetation, causing minimal turbulence to wind flow in the area. It overlooks the Philippine Sea from the southeast and the north-west directions. Some permanent deformations of small trees indicate that
68-450: Is the boundary town of Surigao del Sur with Surigao del Norte . Carrascal is politically subdivided into 14 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios . Babuyan, Dahican and Caglayag were converted into a barrio in 1956. Carrascal has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall from December to February. With over 5000 mm of rain, it
85-496: Is the wettest place in the Philippines. Poverty incidence of Carrascal Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Carrascal, known for its mining economy, is home to a number of large-scale mining firms. In early 2017, CTP Construction and Mining Corporation and Carrascal Nickel Corporation that operated near coastal areas while Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation in a declared watershed were found violating
102-916: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) policy, thus sanctioned for closure. Economic pressures felt immediately by its local stakeholders; controversially and concurrently, the Philippine political machinery intervened at the national stage. Short-lived environmental court sanctions was then rescinded later that same year due to an injunctive relief from "filed motions and appeal for reconsideration" allowing mining re-operations that environmental group Caraga Watch vehemently contested as "inutile and bankrupt mining law and policies;" further prompting for pre-emptive, sensible environmental watch and on-going national/local discussions before waking-up to extractive gas drill operations in its shorelines. The ideal candidate site of proposed wind power projects
119-532: The Moro people), or in mixed Chinese-Cebuano families, incorporate Catholic beliefs with aspects of Buddhism or Taoism . A recent genetic study found 10-20% of Cebuano ancestry is attributable to South Asian (Indian) descent, dated to a time when Precolonial Cebu practiced Hinduism. Meanwhile, according to Spanish era tribute-censuses, Spanish-Filipinos compose 2.17% of the Cebuano people's population. Among
136-919: The island's notable festivities are the Sinulog festival, which is a mixture of Christian and native cultural elements, celebrated annually every third week of January. The Cebuano language is spoken by more than twenty million people in the Philippines and is the most widely spoken of the Visayan languages . Most speakers of Cebuano are found in Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, southeastern Masbate, Biliran , Western and Southern Leyte, eastern Negros and most of Mindanao except Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Like with other Filipino ethnolinguistic groups, Tagalog ( Filipino ) and English are also spoken by Cebuanos as second languages. Despite being one of
153-953: The largest ethnic groups, Cebuanos outside their homeland tend to fluently learn the languages native in areas where they settled and assimilated, along with their native language. Hiligaynon is spoken and understood by the Cebuanos living in Negros Occidental and Soccsksargen . They often speak a mixture of Cebuano and Hiligaynon in Sagay and neighboring municipalities of Negros Occidental facing Iloilo and Cebu and municipalities bordering Negros Oriental , Bukidnon and Davao del Sur . Cebuano residents in Zamboanga City and Caraga Region are fluent in Zamboanga Chavacano , Butuanon and Surigaonon respectively, with
170-584: The mutual intelligibility between the Boholano dialect and the general Cebuano dialect ). Together, Surigaonon and Tandaganon are spoken in Surigao del Norte and most parts of Surigao del Sur , except in the City of Bislig , municipalities of Barobo , Hinatuan , Lingig , and Tagbina . In the non-Surigaonon-speaking areas of Surigao, most of the inhabitants are descended from Cebuano -speaking migrants, and
187-421: The northernmost "city" of Surigao del Sur. Surigaonon language Surigaonon is an Austronesian language spoken by Surigaonon people . As a regional Philippine language , it is spoken in the province of Surigao del Norte , Dinagat Islands , Surigao del Sur , and some portions of Agusan del Norte , especially the towns near Lake Mainit , Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental . Surigaonon refers to
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#1732781094408204-401: The people and the language of the people of Surigao del Sur and del Norte. It is composed of ethnic languages of Surigao the mix version of Surigao's ethnic language and Cebuano. It has been heavily influenced by Cebuano due to the influx of many Cebuanos in the region. However, most Cebuano speakers can hardly understand Surigaonon speakers, except for Cebuanos who have been living in
221-565: The region for years. Surigaonon is very closely related to the Tausug language of Sulu and the Butuanon language of Butuan . Tandaganon (also called Tinandag, Naturalis, Tagon-on) is a closely related variety spoken in Tandag and central Surigao del Sur municipalities of San Miguel , Tago , Bayabas , Cagwait , Marihatag , San Agustin , and most of Lianga . It can be classified as
238-439: The rest are natives who speak Kamayo , a Mansakan language. According to Dumanig (2015), Surigaonon has a similar phonological inventory as its sister Bisayan languages , Cebuano and Boholano . Below is the vowel system of Surigaonon. Below is a chart of Surigaonon consonants. Note: [j] is spelled y , [d͡ʒ] is spelled j and [ŋ] is spelled ng . Cebuano people The earliest European record of Cebuanos
255-506: The two latter are related to Cebuano. They have also varying fluencies in various Lumad languages, the Danao languages , Tausug (linguistically related to Cebuano), Yakan , and Sama , in which these languages are native to the areas where Cebuanos also inhabit, coexist with and even assimilated to the natives, and to the lesser extent, Ilocano (a language originated in Ilocandia ), which
272-558: The wind typically comes from the north-east direction. Ground measurements yielded wind speeds of 8–11 m/s, which, by industry standards has excellent wind power potential. However, further validation studies of at least one year of wind data gathered from the site is nonexistent. Transmission lines of the local cooperative pass through this wind power candidate site, making it more attractive for wind and/ solar energy development to alleviate badly needed energy infrastructure to sustain large scale industrialization and its lofty bid to become
289-906: Was by Antonio Pigafetta of the Magellan expedition . He provided some descriptions of their customs as well as samples of the Cebuano language . Ferdinand Magellan was killed in Cebu during the Battle of Mactan against the forces of Lapulapu . Later early Spanish colonists referred to the Cebuanos (and other Visayans ) as the pintados ("the painted ones"), due to their widespread practice of tattooing to record battle exploits. The majority of Cebuanos are Roman Catholic , with many in rural areas synchronizing Catholicism with indigenous Bisayan folk religion. A minority of Cebuanos (specifically those in Mindanao ) are Muslim (due to their contact with
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