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Ethnic groups in the Philippines - History
Ethnic groups in the Philippines - Negritos
The first people to come to the Philippines are the Negritos, the ancestors of today's Aeta people of the Philippines. They are considered as the aborigines of the East Indies, and are related to the Orang Asli people of Malaysia, and to the Andamanese islanders of the Andaman and Nicobar islands of India. They are largely independent and live separately of the rest of the Filipinos who are descendants of later arriving peoples.
Ethnic groups in the Philippines - Senoi Australoid Sakai
The second people to come to the Philippines are the Australoid-Sakais, related closely to the aborigines of Australia. Descendants of these Australoid-Sakais were largely assimilated with the Negritos through considerable admixing. Closely following the Australoid-Sakais were the Proto-Austronesians (called by some as Proto-Malay), people of extremely short stature and a largely hair-covered skin. The legacy of the Australoid-Sakai and the Proto-Austronesians to the mainstream Filipinos' racial mixture was very dismal.
Ethnic groups in the Philippines - Austronesians
During the Iron Age, the Austronesians descended from the Yunnan Plateau of China and travelled towards the Philippine archipelago crossing Taiwan. As the Philippine islands were one of the starting point of Austronesian migration to the Pacific, it contains one of the purest Austronesian strains. The Philippine Austronesian lineage is primarily from the Taiwanese aborigines, and not from the Malays. The first major Austronesian settlement to the Philippines was commenced by the Nesiot people (called 'Indonesian' in textbooks, a tall and sturdy people with some Caucasoid mixture, who pushed the Negritos, as well as the Australoid-Sakais and the Proto-Austronesians to the mountains. From these Nesiot came the Igorot (Igorot) people of northern Luzon, as well as the hill tribes of Mindanao island (Lumad). The Nesiots are also the ancestors of the Bataks of Sumatra, as well as the Dyaks of Borneo. The second major Austronesian settlement to the Philippines came around 300 BCE with the migration of Austronesians from what is now Taiwan to the Philippines. From these Austronesians came the ancestors of some of today's northern Luzon hill tribes. Also, these Austronesians have contributed a lot to the mainstream Filipinos' racial mix.
On AD 900, extensive trade has brought immigrants from Champa, called Orang Dampuan, (now in present-day Cambodia) to the Sulu Archipelago, where they have intermarried with the Buranuns, the original natives of Sulu. Following these, immigrants from Banjarmasin, called Orang Bandjar (now in Kalimantan, Indonesia) have intermarried also with the natives of Sulu, bringing with them their heavily Indianized culture. It must be noted that the people of Champa as well as that of Banjarmasin are of Austronesian ancestry.
Ethnic groups in the Philippines - Southern Chinese
Since the 9th century, the Chinese have conducted trade with the people of Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan, and Mindanao. Many Chinese have settled in the country and have intermarried with the local Austronesian peoples. From the mixture of the native Austronesian peoples and the immigrant Chinese came the present-day mainstream Filipinos. Following the example of the Chinese, the Arabs, Indians, Persians, as well as the Japanese arrived subsequently.
Ethnic groups in the Philippines - Successive immigration
Modern migrations have also enriched the makeup of the Philippines. From the 16th century up to the late 19th century, there was a minor settlement of colonial administrators from Mexico and Spain. Some had intermarried with local Filipinas, giving rise to the small Spanish-mestizo community. Further migrations from the United States of America, Europe, India, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan have richly contributed to the makeup of the Philippines.
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