The Butuanon, also known interchangeably by the endonym Lapaknon, are an ethnolinguistic group who primarily inhabit the region of Caraga, Philippines. They are part of the wider Bisaya ethnolinguistic group.
 A dance number being presented at the annual Kahimunan Festival at the Libertad Sports Complex in Butuan. The festival is celebrated every January. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,420,000 (2000 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Philippines: Caraga | |
| Languages | |
| Butuanon, Cebuano, Tagalog, English | |
| Religion | |
| predominantly Roman Catholic, minorities of Animism and Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Visayans, other Filipinos, other Austronesians groups (especially Indonesians, (Dayak, Malays, Meratus Dayak and other non-Muslim Pribumi) |
Area
editButuanons live in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Some live in Misamis Oriental or in Surigao del Norte, all of which are in the northeastern corner of Mindanao.
Demographics
editButuanons number about 1,420,000. They are the descendants of Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came from South China during the Iron Age. The native language of Butuanons is the Butuanon language, but most Butuanon nowadays primarily speak the Cebuano language, because of the mass influx of Cebuano settlers to Mindanao, and Filipino and English as second or third languages. They founded the Butuan Kingdom in the 10th century. While historically Hindu, Buddhist and animist, today most are Roman Catholics due to missionary activity under Spanish colonization.
See also
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- Kobari, Yoshihiro (2009). The Current Status of the Butuanon Language and Its Speakers in Northern Mindanao: Findings on Ethnic Identity, Language Attitudes, Language Ability, Language Use, and Language Change (Ph.D. thesis). De La Salle University.
- Kobari, Yoshihiro (2016). "The Game of Naming: A Case of the Butuanon Language and its Speakers in the Philippines" (PDF). Language and Linguistics in Oceania. 8: 1–21.
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