Bisayan
| Total population | |
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| 33,463,654 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Visayas, large parts of Mindanao, southernmost parts of Luzon, the rest of the Philippines and overseas communities | |
| Languages | |
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Visayan languages (Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, Aklanon, Capiznon, Kinaray-a, Masbateño, Romblomanon, Surigaonon, Butuanon, Porohanon), Filipino, other Philippine languages, English and Spanish |
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| Religion | |
| Christianity: 85% Roman Catholic, 2% Aglipayan, 1% Evangelicals, remaining 5% belongs to United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Iglesia ni Cristo, 8% Sunni Islam, Animism and other religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipinos, Tausūg people, Zamboangueños |
The Visayans (Visayan: Mga Bisaya; local pronunciation: [mɐˈŋa bisɐˈjaʔ]) is an umbrella term for the Philippine ethnolinguistic groups native to the whole Visayas, to the southernmost islands of Luzon and to most parts of Mindanao. They are speakers of one or more Visayan languages, the most widely spoken being Cebuano and Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), closely followed by Waray-Waray. Many have, at some point in their lives, migrated to Metro Manila out of economic necessity brought about by centralization around it. They comprise the largest grouping in the geographical division of the country, numbering at around 33 million as of 2010.
Filipino author and artist John Kingsley Pangan categorized the Visayans into two ethnolinguistic groups called the Madja-as Visayans and the Sugbu Visayans.
Madja-as Visayans are the ethnic group from the islands of Panay, Guimaras, Romblon and Negros Occidental, and other inhabitants who spoke the Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) language. The term comes from the confederacy of the aforementioned islands called Kedatuan of Madja-as. They originated also from the Austronesian aborigines and the Srivijayan empire, which in turn is said to be the origin word "Bisaya".
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