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Visayans
The
Visayans
(
Visayan
:
mga Bisaya
; ) are a
Philippine ethnic group
native to the
Visayan islands
, to the southernmost islands of
Luzon
and to the northern and eastern parts of
Mindanao
. They are speakers of one or more
Visayan languages
, the most widely spoken being
Cebuano
, distantly followed by
Hiligaynon
and
Waray-Waray
. They live primarily in the
Visayan island group
and in many parts of
Mindanao
. Many have, at some point in their lives,
migrated
to
Luzon
out of economic necessity brought about by
centralisation around Manila
. They comprise the largest
ethnic group
in the country, numbering at around 33 million as of 2010.
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