Visayans

The Visayans (Visayan: mga Bisaya; local pronunciation: [mɐˈŋa bisɐˈjaʔ]) are a Philippine ethnic group native to the Visayan islands, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to the northern and eastern parts of Mindanao. They are speakers of one or more Visayan languages, the most widely spoken being Cebuano, distantly followed by Hiligaynon and Waray-Waray. They live primarily in the Visayan island group and in many parts of Mindanao. Many have, at some point in their lives, migrated to Luzon out of economic necessity brought about by centralisation around Manila. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the country, numbering at around 33 million as of 2010.

Terminology

Kabisay-an refers both to the Visayan people collectively and the lands they have inhabited since prehistory. The Anglicized term Visayas (adapted from the, in turn, Hispanized Bisayas) is commonly used to refer to the latter. The Visayan homeland—or the unofficial, precolonial Visayas—spans the following present-day Philippine provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Antique, Biliran, Bohol, Cebu, Capiz, Dávao Oriental, Dinagat, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, Masbate, Misamis Oriental, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Romblon, Samar, Siquijor, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.

Bisaya nossidiiformis

Bisaya nossidiiformis is a beetle that is native to Iran. Its diet consists of mainly dead wood and leaf litter .

References

  • J. F. Lawrence, A. M. Hastings, M. J. Dallwitz, T. A. Paine & E. J. Zurcher (2005-10-09). "Elateriformia (Coleoptera)".

  • Bisaya (Borneo)

    The Bisaya are an indigenous people of the north-west and the coast line of Borneo, Malaysia. They mostly live near the Beaufort district,the Padas River also Kuala Penyu in the Sabah region.There are also some Bisaya living in Kampung Manunggang, Sabah, which follow no religion and along the Limbang River in the northern state Sarawak. Nowadays the Bisaya living in Sabah are mostly Muslim, with a smaller Christian community, while the Bisaya living in Sarawak are mostly Christian, with a smaller Muslim community. The Bisaya people are also regarded as a sub-ethnic of the Dayak people.

    Origin and etymology

    Several theories have been put forward by various researchers regarding the origins of the name of the Bisaya people. Beyer H.O. in 1926, Hester E.D. in 1954 and Harrison in 1956 suggested that the name may have come from the empire of Sri Vijaya (Sonza, 1972). However, in 1960, Eugene Vestraelen (Professor of Linguistics at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City) cautioned that the linguistic derivation of Vijaya would not be Bisaya but Bidaya, or Biraya.

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    [Chorus]: Master P {Choppa}
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    [Verse 1]: Master P
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    [Chorus]
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    [Chorus]
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    [Outro]: Master P
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