Precolonial barangayIn early Philippine history, barangay is the term historically used by scholars to describe the complex sociopolitical units which were the dominant organizational pattern among the various peoples of the Philippine archipelago in the period immediately before the arrival of European colonizers. Academics refer to these settlements using the technical term "polity", but they are usually simply called "barangays." Some barangays were well-organized independent villages, consisting of thirty to a hundred households.
Cebu (province)Cebu est une province des Philippines, située dans la région des Visayas centrales, entre Negros et Leyte. La province est formée de l'île de Cebu et de 167 îles et îlots environnants. Cebu est située entre 9°25'N et 11°15'N de latitude et entre 123°13'E et 124°5'E de longitude au centre de l'archipel des Philippines. Elle est à au sud de Manille. L'île de Cebu est étroite, densément peuplée (les Cebuanos), s'étendant sur près de du nord au sud et sur une quarantaine de kilomètres d'est en ouest dans sa plus grande largeur.
Cebu (historical polity)Cebu, or Sugbu, also called the Cebu Rajanate, was an Indianized raja (monarchical) mandala (polity) on the island of Cebu in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nation of Sokbu (束務). According to Visayan oral legend, it was founded by Sri Lumay or Rajamuda Lumaya, a minor prince of the Tamil Chola dynasty. He was sent by the Chola Dynasty emperor from southern India to establish a base for expeditionary forces, but he rebelled and established his own independent polity.
Cebuano peopleThe Cebuano people (Mga Sugbuanon) are the largest subgroup of the larger ethnolinguistic group Visayans, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the country. Their primary language is the Cebuano language, an Austronesian language. 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.
BisayaOn appelle Bisaya les populations des régions centrale et méridionale des Philippines. Plus de 40 % des Philippins sont d'origine Bisaya. Les Bisaya appellent leurs langues respectives binisaya. Sur le plan linguistique, on appelle langues bisayas un sous-groupe dans le rameau des langues philippines de la branche malayo-polynésienne des langues austronésiennes. Les principales langues de ce sous-groupe sont le cebuano, l'ilongo, le waray-waray et le tausug. Il ne faut pas confondre les Bisaya des Philippines avec les , dans le nord de l'île de Bornéo.
FilipinosFilipinos (Mga Pilipino) are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino, English or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own language, identity, culture, and history. Names of the Philippines The name Filipino, as a demonym, was derived from the term las Islas Filipinas , the name given to the archipelago in 1543 by the Spanish explorer and Dominican priest Ruy López de Villalobos, in honor of Philip II of Spain.
