Cuyunon people
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This article is about the people. For the language, see Cuyonon.
Further information: Cuyonon language
Cuyonon refers to an ethnic group populating the Cuyo Islands, along with northern and central Palawan. The Cuyonons hail originally from Cuyo and the surrounding Cuyo Islands, a group of islands and islets in the northern Sulu Sea, to the north east of Palawan. They are considered an elite class among the hierarchy of native Palaweños. They are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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243,384 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Philippines: Palawan | |
Languages | |
Cuyonon, Hiligaynon, Filipino | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Filipino peoples, other Austronesian peoples |
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