Cebuano - Cebuano (English spelling)

Japanese: セブアーノ族 - セブアーノぞく（英語表記）Cebuano

They are a group of so-called lowland Christians in the Philippines, belonging to the Visayan people, and live on the islands of Cebu, Bohol, eastern Negros, western Leyte, and the northern coast of Mindanao, and speak Cebuano. The population was 10.26 million (1975), accounting for 24.3% of the total population, and they form the largest language group in the Philippines along with the Tagalogs. Cebu City, the center of the Cebuano region, has many Christian-related ruins and relics, such as a wooden cross said to have been erected by Magellan in 1521, and Santo Niño, a statue of the baby Jesus said to have been discovered by Legaspi's troops, who built the foundations of colonial management, and which still attracts widespread faith due to its spiritual power.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フィリピンのいわゆる平地キリスト教民の一グループで，ビサヤ族に属し，セブ島，ボホール島，ネグロス島東部，レイテ島西部，ミンダナオ島北海岸部などに住み，セブアーノ語を話す。人口は1026万(1975)で総人口の24.3％を占め，タガログ族と並んでフィリピンで最大の言語グループを形成している。セブアーノ地域の中心セブ市には1521年にマゼランが建てたと伝えられる木の十字架や，植民地経営の基礎を築いたレガスピ隊が発見したといわれ，現在もその霊力ゆえに広範な信仰を集めている幼きイエス像Santo Niñoなどの，キリスト教にちなんだ遺跡や遺物が多い。

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