مردم ویسایا

Also known as Visayan peoples

Visayans (Cebuano: mga Bisayâ ) are a Philippine ethnolinguistic family group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, to the southernmost islands south of Luzon, and to a significant portion of Mindanao. They are composed of numerous distinct ethnic groups. When taken as a single group, they number around 45.5 million. The Visayans, like the Luzon Lowlanders (Tagalogs, Bicolanos, Ilocanos, etc.) were originally predominantly animist-polytheists and broadly share a maritime culture until the 16th century when the Spanish Empire enforced Catholicism as the state religion. In more inland or othe

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Visayan people
Ethnic group.native_name: Kabisay-an / Mga Bisaya
Ethnic group.image: Visayan language distribution map.png
Ethnic group.image_caption: map outlining the regions in the Philippines where the Visayan people are located. Subgroupings of Visayan ethnicity includes; Cebuano people, Boholano people, Eskaya people, Ilonggo people, Waray people, Surigaonon people, Karay-a people, Capiznon people, Masbateño people, Cuyunon people, Aklanon people, Romblomanon people, Butuanon people.
Ethnic group.population: 15,522,998 (2020 census)
Ethnic group.regions: Visayas, large parts of Mindanao, southernmost parts of Luzon, the rest of the Philippines and overseas communities
Ethnic group.languages: NativeBisayan languagesAlsoFilipinoEnglish
Ethnic group.religions: Christianity: Roman Catholic, Aglipayan, Evangelicals, remaining belongs to United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Iglesia ni Cristo; Sunni Islam; Hinduism; Animism; indigenous folk religion and other religions