Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census) ?

because there are a ton of islands, each with its own culture.

i mean, if you think about it, the islands weren't even grouped together until the spanish colonized 'em.

btw i thought there were more cebuanos than tagalog people. :O

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PH
http://www.sil.org/

Bicolano, Albay- 1,900,907 (2000)
Western Albay Province and Buhi, Camarines Sur, Luzon. Dialects: Buhi (Buhi'non), Daraga, Libon, Oas, Ligao. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bikol, Inland, Buhi-Daraga

Bicolano, Central
2,500,000 (1990 census). 3,519,236 includes all Bikol languages. Southern Catanduanes, Northern Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Norte and Sur, Luzon. Naga City and Legaspi City are centers. Alternate names: Bikol. Dialects: Naga, Legaspi. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bikol, Coastal, Naga

Cebuano
20,043,502 in the Philippines (1995 census). Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Visayas and parts of Mindanao. Also spoken in USA. Alternate names: Sugbuhanon, Sugbuanon, Visayan, Bisayan, Binisaya, Sebuano. Dialects: Cebu, Boholano, Leyte, Mindanao Visayan. Boholano is sometimes considered a separate language. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Cebuan

Ilocano
8,000,000 in the Philippines (1991 UBS). Northwestern Luzon, La Union and Ilocos provinces, Cagayan Valley, Babuyan, Mindoro, Mindanao. Also spoken in USA. Alternate names: Iloko, Ilokano.

Pampangan
1,897,378 (1990 census). Pampanga, Tarlac, and Bataan provinces, Luzon. Alternate names: Pampango, Pampangueño, Kapampangan.

Pangasinan
1,164,586 (1990 census). Pangasinan Province, Luzon. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Northern Philippine, Northern Luzon, South-Central Cordilleran, Southern Cordilleran, Pangasinic

Tagalog
14,486,888 in the Philippines (1995 census). Population total all countries: 15,900,098. Manila, most of Luzon, and Mindoro. Also spoken in Canada, Guam, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA. Dialects: Lubang, Manila, Marinduque, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Tanay-Paete, Tayabas. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine

Tausug
900,000 in the Philippines (2000 SIL). 250,000 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 1,022,000. Jolo, Sulu Archipelago. Palawan Island, Basilan Island, Zamboanga City and environs. Also spoken in Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah). Alternate names: Taw Sug, Sulu, Suluk, Tausog, Moro Joloano, Jolohano, Sinug Tausug. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, South, Butuan-Tausug

Waray-Waray
2,437,688 (1990 census). Northern and eastern Samar-Leyte. Alternate names: Samareño, Samaran, Samar-Leyte, Waray, Binisaya. Dialects: Waray, Samar-Leyte, Northern Samar. Several dialects. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Warayan, Samar-Waray

Maranao
776,169 (1990 census). Mindanao, Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur provinces. Alternate names: Ranao, Maranaw. Dialects: 87% intelligibility of Iranun (see Magindanaon); 52% of Maguindanao. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Southern Philippine, Danao, Maranao-Iranon

Hiligaynon
7,000,000 in the Philippines (1995). Iloilo and Capiz provinces, Panay, Negros Occidental, Visayas. Also spoken in USA. Alternate names: Ilonggo, Illogo, Hiligainon. Dialects: Hiligaynon, Kawayan, Bantayan, Kari.

Capiznon
638,653 (2000). Northeast Panay. Alternate names: Capisano, Capiseño.

Chavacano
292,630 in the Philippines (1990 census). Population includes 155,000 Zamboangueño (1989 J. Holm), 27,841 Caviten, 3,750 Ternateño (1975 census), 5,473 Cotabato Chavacano (1981 Wurm and Hattori). Zamboanga, Basilan, Kabasalan, Siay, Margosatubig, Ipil, Malangas, Lapuyan, Buug, Tungawa, Alicia, Isabela, Lamitan, Maluso, Malamawi, Cotabato City, Mindanao; Cavite, Ternate, and Ermita near Manila. The 1970 census listed speakers in 60 of the 66 provinces. Also spoken in Malaysia (Sabah). Alternate names: Zamboangueño, Chabakano. Dialects: Caviteño, Ternateño (Ternateño Chavacano), Ermitaño (Ermiteño), Davawenyo Zamboanguenyo (Abakay Spanish, Davao Chavacano, Davaoeño, Davaweño), Cotobato Chavacano (Cotabateño), Zamboangueño (Chavacano). A creole with predominantly Spanish vocabulary and Philippine-type grammatical structure. Classification: Creole, Spanish based



CIA world factbook is not reliable..lol

^dat stat is wrong, they based that on language......not ethnicity

so was i right? :O

im not sure but lots of filipinos look different from one antoher

yea, i've seen the census form...as far as i can remember it only ask language, not ethnicity.....so u can be ethnically chinese or mestizo or cebuano but only speaks tagalog.....they'll count u for tagalog

I know, I was looking at pictures of my family and none of us look related! You'd think we would at least look like we all belong to the same race, but not even that.

That's right. And also Philippines is diverse because of our mixed races Hispanics, Americans, Chinese and Japanese who colonized us for too many years. But even so, we might have different races, different culutures or different languages --we still came from one root.

wat the i didnt know chinese and japanese colonized the philiphines....


it was mostly the spanish who did that......

A lot of Chinese migrated to the philippines(spanish times).. lol

Really this is how I see it...


Luzon and Northern Islands: Technological, Megalopolis, Westernized, very much like some NEA Nations...In my opinion this is like NEA has alot of Asian looking people, people care extremely about their looks, alot of celebrities, media attention, about business etc...

Visaya and Middle Islands: I actually see them as Pacific Islander, they have a polynesian culture w/tribes, great beaches, no major cities, no traffic, etc... not as "NEA"

Mindanao Southern Islandd: I see them like the middle east or Malaysia or Indonesia, very cultural and extremely religious, they perform acts and stay true to their culture with Islam, Muslim, etc...but they can get out of hand if you know what I mean...

So in my eyes...Philippines is pretty much....North East Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, etc...Way too many cultures but I think it is since they have had 3 major colonizers...Japan, USA, Spain...


Remember this is just MY opinion

Spain and USA pretty much contirbuted many good things and bad things. Japan? LoL what are you smoking? When the US aquired the Philippines from Spain and became colony, filipinos could enter the US easely.


Immigration Roots
The first Filipinos on the continental U.S. were mid-16th century Filipino sailors who jumped off Spanish galleons along the Louisiana coast. However, significant migrations to the U.S. did not begin until the U.S. acquired the Philippines from Spain in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War. Almost immediately, the Filipinos wanted independence from colonial power and the little known Philippine-American War began in 1899. The war ended in 1902 with a U.S. casualty of over 4,000 and a combined military and civilian Philippine casualty of over 220,000—though many historians believe it was over half a million. Between 1898 and 1946, Filipinos entered the United States not as aliens but as U.S. nationals. The Philippines finally gained its independence on July 4, 1946. Although the first Filipinos to arrive in Seattle were in 1883, the first official immigration wave was during 1906 to 1934 when Filipinos went to California and Hawaii as agricultural workers. By the 1920s, Filipinos, largely Alaska salmon cannery and Washington lumber workers, became a major segment of Pacific Northwest’s Asian Pacific American (APA) population. The next migration wave was due to the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 that drew many Filipino professionals to the U.S. Later migrations would include non-professionals seeking refuge from their native country’s social, political and economic turmoil.

http://www.capaa.wa.gov/filipinoamericans.html



BTW, Filipinos can look like Chinese, Japanese, Viet, Cambo, Thai, Lao, Korean, Mexican, Indo-Asian , Malaysian, someone from the Pacific islands , and Half-White( Aussie, German , Italian , Spanish , Brit , American, and from the Scandinavian countries)

BECAUSE THE PHILIPPINES IS THE LARGEST "MELTING POT" IN SOUTHEAST ASIA!

Indonesia is the largest melting pot in SE asia...I think

they have like 18,000 islands

Indonesia had 13, 677 island depending on tides and disputed islands !

I think the Philippines is a melting pot of various races my teacher said that Indonesia ia more clannish than the Filipinos!

Chinese were alredy trading with the Philippines (ancient Filipinos) several thousands of years even prior to coming of the Spaniards in 16th century

do the islands sink or somethin


chinese never colonized the PI......japan occupy the PI during WW2

if the tide is high enough and the island is low enough, water can cover an entire island.

diversity is a good thing IMO

the answer to this question is: IT'S JUST IS.

yea, w/out diversity the country would be boring

we wouldnt have ethnic/religous battles etc

^^ lol but the more diverse the country the more beautiful the people will become because alot of mixes = HOT!!!!!!!!!

^is that even true....cuz i've seen some ugly@ss mixed ppl

^^ but when mix people r hot they r like on fire hot!!!!!!!!!!

^i'l get u a fire extinguisher

2 ok

^r there any "on fire hot" mixed ppl here on AF?

YUP !!!!!! BIxie is HOt!!!! i think u need to spray her now because she is on fire lol do i sound too gay???? lol

Bingo! Alot of countries around the world are a result of colonial or political precepts. Even China is not 1 unit obviously. Can each island culture support itself without the PI administrating them all? Probably not but Im not sure.

i might need to call the fire department on this one.

LoL

eh. don't post people's photos w/o asking, thanks.

sori


edit:does this count for the beauties of philippines thread?

lol. if bixie says it's okay.

and yea, bixie is hot. lol.

Tav6 said she's like "on fire hot!!!!!!!!!!"

ingat, baka mapaso ka!

nkita k lng sya dn sa kbilng thread

where? n pls typ wth mr vwls.

2mhimk k ptng ina m...LoL

Diversity with nationalism, but without tribalism and ethnocentrism will yield synergistic results and will have tremendous benefits for the nation's welfare. IMO.

Haha. You're right. Many mixed people look weird in some way. I'm just greatful, we have variety in the Philippines. Our population isn't homogenous nor is it monotonous.

ha ha true....and yes the Philippines being homogeneous is a myth...I would say 80% of the Philippines is NOT mixed.

Because no people look exactly alike. Even the blacks and the Chinese. Hehe

in my everyday, there is no much diversity in filipinos. difference is much applicable word since we're all unique.
i think only prominent people, since we see them mostly in tv, have mixed identities thus making us think that filipinos are diversed.

In the provinces, the population is less diverse. In the cities, that's where most Chinese, European, and American Filipinos live. Kinda like here in America, if you go deep into the heartland, its basically 98% white, but the coast is very diverse.

In the provinces, the population is less diverse. In the cities, that's where most Chinese, European, and American Filipinos live. Kinda like here in America, if you go deep into the heartland, its basically 98% white, but the coast is very diverse.

It depends how you see "diversity". If you pertain to stock, more or less, we are homogenoeus. But if you pertain to ethnocloguistic group, we're diversed. Diversity don't always pertain to "mixed" people. It can be through culture too.