Davaoeño people

Davaoeño people
Dabawenyo
Total population
(4,468,563[1])
Regions with significant populations
Davao Region and overseas communities
Languages
Davaoeño Cebuano, Davawenyo language, English, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and others
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism), Islam, Animist, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Visayan people, Butuanon people, Surigaonon people, Zamboangueño people, Lumad people, Moro people

The Davaoeño people (Cebuano: Dabawenyo) are subgroup of Visayan people in Mindanao whose primary language is Davaoeño Cebuano, an Austronesian language native to also Cebu and some parts of Southern Mindanao particularly in Davao City.

Ethnicity

The people of Davao call themselves as Davaoeños or Dabawenyo. They belong to the Visayan people residing in Mindanao. Majority of the Davaoeño are Cebuano speakers while the minority of the population are Lumads and Muslims.

There are some foreign nationals also residing in the region and live there to invest a business and to experience also the urban capital of Mindanao.

History

The origin of the Davaoeños are back in time when the Lumads especially the Bagobos and the indigenous tribes of Mindanao are the original residents of the Davao Region. Until now they recognized themselves as Davaoeños.[2]

Language

Davaoeño Cebuano is the official dialect of Davao. A sub-variant of Cebuano language and part of the Visayan languages. Also some of the native speakers used their own language and/or dialect where they came from in other parts of the Davao region noticeably the Davaoeño language.[3]

Religion

About 80% are Roman Catholic. Others belong to Protestant Christians, Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), Baptist, Lutherans, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Evangelicals and other Christian church denominations in the Philippines.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/regview.asp?region=11
  2. ↑ http://www.davaocity.gov.ph/davao/profile.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.hoteltravel.com/philippines/davao/languages-of-davao.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.visitexoticasia.com/philippines/davao.html

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