Do you associate the Philippines with Asia, Hispanics, or with Polynesia/the Pacific? (areas, comparison)

[Smtchll]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Definitely Asian. I think genetically they are mostly Asian, with some Austronesian stock. I don't think there's too much European/Spanish blood in the Phillipines really.

Austronesian is a cultural/linguistic term that includes Filipinos, Indonesians, Malaysians, people from Madagascar, and Pacific Islanders. It transcends the labels of "Asian" or "Pacific Islander." That's why I dont like those terms. Filipinos are more connected with the groups that I mentioned than with groups in Mainland Asia. But because Filipinos are labled as "Asians" it leads people to believe that Filipinos are culturally/linguistically/genetically more connected to groups like Vietnamese or Koreans than to Pacific Islanders. But the opposite is true.

You can see the connections if you know where to look. For example. Just look at the numbers in a Filipino language (Cebuano) and compare them to Samoan

Ceb. - Sam.
usa - tasi
duha - lua
tulo - tolu
upat - fa
lima - lima
unom - ono
pito - fitu
walo - valu
siyam - iva
napulo - sefulu

You could find other similarities between just about any Filipino language and any other Austronesian language. You won't find any linguistic connections like that between the Philippines and anywhere on Mainland Asia

[pinai]

Originally Posted by Smtchll

Austronesian is a cultural/linguistic term that includes Filipinos, Indonesians, Malaysians, people from Madagascar, and Pacific Islanders. It transcends the labels of "Asian" or "Pacific Islander." That's why I dont like those terms. Filipinos are more connected with the groups that I mentioned than with groups in Mainland Asia. But because Filipinos are labled as "Asians" it leads people to believe that Filipinos are culturally/linguistically/genetically more connected to groups like Vietnamese or Koreans than to Pacific Islanders. But the opposite is true.

You can see the connections if you know where to look. For example. Just look at the numbers in a Filipino language (Cebuano) and compare them to Samoan

Ceb. - Sam.
usa - tasi
duha - lua
tulo - tolu
upat - fa
lima - lima
unom - ono
pito - fitu
walo - valu
siyam - iva
napulo - sefulu

You could find other similarities between just about any Filipino language and any other Austronesian language. You won't find any linguistic connections like that between the Philippines and anywhere on Mainland Asia

Austronesia also mean "Islands of the South". Austronesians are Island people of the south that speak and has the cultural similarities that's why I show videos of our ethnic Indigenous Filipinos to people to understand our ethnic people's culture from pre-hispanic to hispanic till recent and that we have different culture to those from other Asian countries like Chinese, Korean and Japanese to Austronesian people from the South East Asia although Austronesian people of the Philippines already mix with other people outside the Philippines. Specially, those who settled in the Philippines and married with the Philippine Austronesian people aside from our colonizers. That's why we have some influences that is already part of the Filipino Culture.

[pinai]

Just check the Chinese Culture to Philippines culture to the Austronesian people for example:


They have different writings to baybayin writings..
The House is different to the Austronesian...
Austronesian do not use Chopsticks...
Their Clothes is different to the Austronesian...
They have different beliefs to the Austronesian who are mostly Animist.. Their Ethnic are mostly Han Chinese that is totally different to Austronesian..
They have lighter skin and their eyes are more you know.. different although you'll see some..

Korean Culture..


One of Korean Ethnic Dance and Music..
Korean, Japanese, and Chinese used Chopsticks but not the Austronesian of South East Asia..
Just check their clothes to us even their writings..
Their houses...

Japanese Culture..


Mongolia Culture


But let's check with the Austronesian...about the Philippines (Filipinos culture)
Indonesia - Austronesian


Malaysia - Bajau Semporna

Sabah, Malaysia

Check one of the Badjao,T'boli , Tausog and other Southern Tribes in the Philippines.

Let's Check the Tausog Tribe


Badjao


Check the difference between the clothes of China, Japan and Korea to South East Asia and dance...


We still All Asian though because our countries located in Continent of Asia but culture and language wise.
We are all different but similar with neighboring countries like the nearest..

Balanghai is a 1st Philippine Boat of our Filipino Indigenous Ancestors that travelled
Around South East Asia, Polynesia and Madagascar



Austronesian People

[pinai]

Balangay Boat is the one that our 1st Indigenous Filipino Ancestors used to travelled around with the exchange of Austronesian languages and culture around South East Asia, Madagascar and Polynesia.

Here is the group of Filipino people who created the replica of the "Balangay"
and using the old method on how they built the boat using a wood nail..


They will try to travelled around the South East Asia and Madagascar Africa to Polynesia.. after they travelled the Philippines using Balangay.



The News is in "Cebuano/Visayan" Dialect

Filipinos was well known as the Ship Builder even during the Spanish Colonization. Most of the Galleon trades was Built in the Philippines
During the Acapulco-Manila Galleon Trade.

[pinai]

Balangay or Balanghai means "Sailboat" used by the Austronesian people travelling around the South East Asia, Madagascar, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia that's why there's is a lot of exchange languages and culture...


Philippine Balanghai or Balangay


Here is the Yami Tao people of Taiwan (Orchid Island in Taiwan) that similar to our Ivatan, They are immigrants from Philippines to Taiwan or probably from vice versa. Tao means people in most of Philippines Languages (Austronesian).


Yami Tao Tribe (Orchid Island) Southern Taiwan


This is how our Filipino Indigenous "Austronesian" built the Balangay without any machinery or metals.


The Maori New Zealand Balangay or Sailboat


Hawaii Sail boat

[pinai]

Here are the Austronesian Indigenous Filipinos

Ati Tribe you will find in Panay, Bohol, Boracay elsewhere




Agta Tribe
http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/photography/data/511/medium/Agta-Tribe-August-12_-2009.jpg (broken link)

Aeta Tribe


Tagabawa Tribe of Davao



T'boli Tribe of South Cotabato




Mangyan Tribe


Kalinga Tribe


Tausug Tribe


Talingay Tribe


Ivatan Tribe


Bagobo Tribe
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs132.snc1/5680_118033587766_101164622766_2214727_4052928_n.j pg (broken link)


Tingian Tribe
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs152.snc1/5680_121186952766_101164622766_2257227_4770092_n.j pg (broken link)
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs173.snc1/6520_123224237766_101164622766_2280040_4258505_n.j pg (broken link)

Tigwahanon Tribe


Darunghuyan Tribe


Matisaulug Tribe


Talaandig Tribe


Mixed Tribal Dance from Talaandig, Bagobo, Tagbanua Tribe


Higaonon Tribe
http://www.pia.gov.ph/press/image/091208-r10-streetdance.jpg (broken link)

[pinai]

Manobo Tribe



Ibaloi Tribe



Yakan Tribe in Mindanao




Yakan Tribe Dance


Maranao Tribe


Batak Tribe of Palawan


Tumandok Tribe of Negros



Tau't Bato of Palawan


Panay-Bukidnon Tribe


Kankana-Ey Tribe


Pala'wani Tribe


Pala'wani & Molobog Tribe


Jama Mapun Tribe



Blaan Tribe of Mindanao


Tribal Dance of Blaan

[Perfect Stranger]

Originally Posted by pinai

Then same with Hispanic lol I get confused some people say it's a race some says it's not & it's a culture.

Funny how the supposedly anti-racist interviewer is the one obsessed with race, when the interviewees don't seem to give a damn about it.

[pinai]

Check the Austronesian in Indonesia particularly in Lewoloba near the Larantuka


Teke


Wo Le Le Le (Dolo) - - Nuss Hikon & Ary Diaz


Atakore (Dolo) - John Wawin

It's similar with the Austronesian right because it's Austronesian? even the language hahaha... there is some word like in Tagalog like "Saya", "Mana" etc.
Another tribe is the Mentawai Tribe in Indonesia

[pinai]

Yami Tao of Taiwan Austronesian

YAMI TAO Taiwan Aboriginal


Dayak Tribe of Malaysia