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10-599: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Karay-a people The Karay-a are a Visayan ethnic group native to the islands of Panay and Palawan in the Philippines . They speak the Karay-a language ( Kinaray-a : Kinaray-a ). The ethnonym Karay-a was derived from the word iraya , which means "upstream". The term Hamtikanon , literally "of Antique",
15-542: Is incorrectly used as a synonym of Karay-a; however, it properly refers to registered residents of the province of Antique irrespective of ethnicity. The Karay-a number 363,000 in 2010 . They were first believed to be the descendants of immigrants from Borneo , through the epic-myth of the "Ten Bornean Datus". Recent findings, however, revealed that the ancestors of the Karay-a are the Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came from South China during
20-747: The Iron Age . They primarily speak Karay-a . Meanwhile, Hiligaynon , Tagalog , and English are used as second languages. Most are Christians . About 80% are Roman Catholics , and the rest are Protestants . Some people belonging to the Suludnon tribe, are animists . As of 2015, there are about 1,300,000 Karay-a speakers all over the country. About 45% from Antique province, 38% from Iloilo and 7% in Palawan. Most Karay-a engage in agriculture, as well as in cottage industries. Several towns in Antique have
25-467: The distinction of producing quality ware ranging from salakot and sawali from Belison, bamboo-craft from San Jose, ceramics from Sibalom, pottery from Bandoja, Tibiao; mats from Pandan and Libertad; and loom-woven patadyong (barrel skirt) from Bagtason, Bugasong, the only one of its kind in the Visayas and well known throughout Panay. Music, such as courtship songs, wedding hymns, and funeral recitals,
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