Aetathumb|Femme Aeta des Philippines. Illustration parue dans Popular Science en 1881 Les Aetas sont une population vivant dans la partie nord des Philippines sur l'île de Luçon. On suppose qu'il s'agit des habitants indigènes des Philippines, présents bien avant l'arrivée des Austronésiens venus de Taïwan il y a ans. Les Espagnols ont surnommé cette population « Negritos », en raison de leur petite taille et leur apparence physique qu'ils trouvaient semblable à celle des Africains.
Waray peopleThe Waray people (or the Waray-Waray people) are a subgroup of the larger ethnolinguistic group Bisaya people, who constitute the 4th largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. Their primary language is the Waray language (also called Lineyte-Samarnon or Binisaya), an Austronesian language native to the islands of Samar, Leyte and Biliran, which together comprise the Eastern Visayas Region of the Philippines.
TimawaThe timawa were the feudal warrior class of the ancient Visayan societies of the Philippines. They were regarded as higher than the uripon (commoners, serfs, and slaves) but below the tumao (royal nobility) in the Visayan social hierarchy. They were roughly similar to the Tagalog maharlika caste. The term later lost its military and nobility connotations and was demoted to mean "freemen" during the Spanish conquest of the Philippines.
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.
DatuDatu is a title which denotes the rulers (variously described in historical accounts as chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchs) of numerous indigenous peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago. The title is still used today, though not as much as early Philippine history. It is a cognate of ratu in several other Austronesian languages. Barangay state and History of the Philippines (900-1565) In early Philippine history, datus and a small group of their close relatives formed the "apex stratum" of the traditional three-tier social hierarchy of lowland Philippine societies.
Pangasinan peopleThe Pangasinan people (Totoon Pangasinan), also known as Pangasinense, are an ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines. Numbering 1,823,865 in 2010, they are the tenth largest ethnolinguistic group in the country. They live mainly in their native province of Pangasinan and the adjacent provinces of La Union and Tarlac, as well as Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, and Nueva Vizcaya. Smaller groups are found elsewhere in the Philippines and worldwide in the Filipino diaspora.
Brownie (folklore)Un brownie (scots : broonie ou brunie; gaélique écossais : brùnaidh, parfois confondu avec le gruagach) est un personnage du folklore écossais. Génie domestique sympathique et travailleur, il effectue les tâches ménagères de la famille chez qui il s'est installé en échange d'un repas ou de la liberté de se balancer sur un fer à cheval accroché à côté de la cheminée. Il apporte également la bonne fortune. Bien que souvent associé au gruagach de la mythologie gaelle, le broonie est plus tardif et fait son apparition dans la littérature scots vers le , avant d'être anglicisé en brownie et gaélicisé en brùnaidh.
Isnag peopleThe Isnag people (also referred to as Isneg and Apayao) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to Apayao province in the Philippines' Cordillera Administrative Region. Their native language is Isneg (also called Isnag), although most Isnag also speak Ilocano. Two major sub-groups among the Isnag are known: the Ymandaya, mostly concentrated in the municipality of Calanasan; and the Imallod, with populations distributed among the other towns of the province.
Négritos« Négritos » est une appellation controversée désignant des populations humaines qui vivent dans trois zones géographiques du sud-est asiatique : les îles Andaman, la péninsule Malaise (qui est partagée entre la Malaisie, la Thaïlande, et la Birmanie) et les Philippines. Ce terme est celui employé par les Espagnols du , et signifie « petits noirs ». La désignation est reprise dans les récits de voyages, et par les officiers coloniaux de l'Asie du Sud-Est. Ces populations descendent des premiers humains modernes arrivés dans la région voilà plus de .
Maguindanao peopleThe Maguindanao people are an Austronesian ethnic group from the Philippines. The Maguindanaon are part of wider political identity of Muslims known as Moro, who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. The Maguindanaons constitute the ninth largest Filipino ethnic group and are known for being distinguished in the realm of visual art. They have been renowned as metalworkers, producing the wavy-bladed keris ceremonial swords and other weapons, as well as gongs.
