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Aeta (Ayta / ˈ aɪ t ə / EYE-tə), Agta and Dumagat, are collective terms for several indigenous peoples who live in various parts of Luzon islands in the Philippines.They are included in the wider Negrito grouping of the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia, with whom they share superficial common physical characteristics such as: dark skin tones; short statures; frizzy to curly hair ...
Reid (2013) considers each Negrito language or group to be a first-order split in its respective branch, with Inati and Manide–Alabat as first-order subgroups of Malayo-Polynesian. Malayo-Polynesian (MP) diverse MP branches outside of the Philippines; Bashiic, Kalamianic and other MP branches on the Philippines not comprising Negrito languages
Central Cagayan Agta, also known as Labin Agta, is an Aeta language of northern Cagayan Province, Philippines. It is spoken by the Aeta Negritos in inland areas located to the east and northeast of Baggao ( Ethnologue ).
The Ati are a Negrito ethnic group and indigenous peoples in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines. Their small numbers are principally concentrated in the islands of Boracay , Panay and Negros . They are genetically related [ 3 ] to other Negrito ethnic groups in the Philippines such as the Aeta of Luzon , the Batak of Palawan , the Agta of ...
In 2010, there were 50,236 Aeta people in the Philippines. [3] The Ati people 55,473 (2020 census) [ 4 ] Officially, Malaysia had approximately 4,800 Negrito (Semangs). [ 5 ] This number increases if we include some of the populations or individual groups among Orang Asli who have either assimilated Negrito population or have admixed origins.
Among the languages spoken by Philippine "Negrito" populations, Casiguran Dumagat Agta has been one of the most extensively studied. [6] [page needed] Casiguran Dumagat is closely related to Dupaningan Agta, Pahanan Agta (near Palanan town), Paranan (the non-Agta language of Palanan town), and Dinapigue Agta.
The Alabat Agta people live only on the island of Alabat in Quezon province and a small area is Guinayangan in mainland Luzon. They are one of the original Negrito settlers in the entire Philippines. They belong to the Aeta people classification, but have distinct language and belief systems unique to their own culture and heritage.
The Aeta were included in the group of people named "Negrito" during the Spanish Era. Various Aeta groups in northern Luzon are named Pugut or Pugot , an Ilocano term that also means "goblin" or "forest spirit", and is the colloquial term for people with darker complexions.