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Kasiguranin
Kasiguranin (Casiguranin) is a Tagalogic language from the Casiguran town of Aurora in the northern Philippines. It is descended from an early Tagalog dialect (i.e. particularly Tayabas dialect of Quezon) that had borrowed heavily from Northeastern Luzon Agta languages (particularly Casiguran Dumagat Agta and Paranan Agta languages), and, to a lesser extent, from Ilocano (the dominant native language of north Aurora), Bikol languages, Kapampangan, Gaddang, Itawis, Ibanag, and Paranan, which were spoken by settlers from other parts of the Philippines. Dilasag, Dinapigue, Maconacon Maconacon, officially the Municipality of Maconacon ( Ibanag: ''Ili nat Maconacon''; ; Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Maconacon''), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ..., and Divilacan are primarily Ilocano-speaking towns just to the north of Casiguran. Dinalungan, Dipaculao, and Maria Aurora are the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora (province)
Aurora, officially the Province of Aurora (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the eastern part of Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region, facing the Philippine Sea. Its capital is Baler, Aurora, Baler and borders, clockwise from the south, the provinces of Quezon, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Isabela (province), Isabela. Maria Aurora, Aurora, Maria Aurora is the only landlocked town in the province and yet, the most populous. It is the only province in Central Luzon that has no chartered cities. Before 1979, Aurora was part of the province of Quezon. The province was named after Aurora A. Quezon, Aurora Aragon, the wife of Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Philippine Commonwealth, after whom the mother province was named. History Spanish colonial era In 1572, the Spanish explorer Juan de Salcedo became the first European to visit the region that would be known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Philippine Languages
The Central Philippine languages are the most geographically widespread demonstrated group of languages in the Philippines, being spoken in southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Sulu Province, Sulu. They are also the most populous, including Tagalog language, Tagalog (and Filipino language, Filipino), Bikol language, Bikol, and the major Visayan languages Cebuano language, Cebuano, Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon, Waray language, Waray, Kinaray-a language, Kinaray-a, and Tausug language, Tausug, with some forty languages all together. Classification Overview The languages are generally subdivided thus (languages in ''italics'' refer to a single language): *Kasiguranin language, Kasiguranin–Tagalog language, Tagalog (at least three dialects found in southern Luzon) *Bikol languages, Bikol (eight languages in the Bicol Peninsula) *Bisayan languages, Bisayan (eighteen languages spoken in the whole Visayas, as well as southeastern Luzon, northeastern Mindanao and Sulu province, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casiguran, Aurora
Casiguran , officially the Municipality of Casiguran ( Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Casiguran''; ), is a municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,564 people. The municipality is home to the Amro River Protected Landscape. Etymology The name, Casiguran, is conjectured to derive from ''Gugurang'', after the deity of the indigenous '' Ibalon'' peoples of Southern Luzon, from the provinces vulnerable to the turbulences of Mayon Volcano. The Ibalon were Christianized by Augustinian missionaries in the 1570s. Before being colonized, the southern regions had an ancient religious system of deities. Gugurang, the "god of Good" who dwells inside of Mount Mayon is the guardian and protector of the sacred fire — which ''Asuang'', his brother, tries to steal. When displeased, Gugurang would cause Mayon Volcano to erupt, but the lava also made the surrounding lands fertile. History Casiguran was founded by Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilasag, Aurora
Dilasag , officially the Municipality of Dilasag ( Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Dilasag''; ), is a municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,102 people. History The name "Dilasag" is divided into two syllables. The prefix ''Di'' in the native language means "abundance", added to the word ''lasag'' which means "meat". The coined word "Dilasag", however, does not only mean abundance of meat in the place, but also refers to the over sufficient supply of forest products, marine products and minerals. In early 1924, a group of Ilocano settlers with a number of Kapampangans and Pangasinenses from Tarlac arrived in Casiguran, which was then part of Nueva Vizcaya. Finding the natives unfriendly to them, the settlers moved along the coastline going north and settled finally to what is now called Dilasag. The place was considered habitable, because the native Dumagats, particularly Casiguran Agta, in the place w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casiguran Dumagat Agta
Casiguran Dumagat Agta, also known as Casiguran Agta (after the endonym Agta, the name which the people call themselves and their language), is a Northeastern Luzon language spoken in the northern Philippines. It is spoken by around 610 speakers, most of whom live in the San Ildefonso Peninsula, across the bay from Casiguran, Aurora. The language was first documented in 1936 by Christian missionaries. There are many surviving works oFather Morice Vanoverberghthat document the language. Although the language has gone through rapid cultural change since his early work, the Father's writings still give a window of insight into what the language and the culture of the people was. Since then it has been continually documented by the late SIL linguists Thomas and Janet Headland. A New Testament translation was published in 1979, titled ''Bigu a Tipan: I mahusay a baheta para ta panahun tam.'' Among the languages spoken by Philippine "Negrito" populations, Casiguran Dumagat Agta has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagalog Dialects
Tagalog ( ,According to the ''OED'' anMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary ; ''Baybayin'': ) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority, mostly as or through Filipino language, Filipino. Its de facto Standard language, standardized and codified form, officially named ''Filipino'', is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of the nation's two official languages, alongside Philippine English, English. Tagalog, like the other and as one of the regional languages of the Philippines, which majority are Austronesian languages, Austronesian, is one of the auxiliary official languages of the Philippines in the regions and also one of the auxiliary media of instruction therein. Tagalog is closely related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, the Bisayan languages, Ilocano language, Ilocano, Kapampangan language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divilacan, Isabela
Divilacan , officially the Municipality of Divilacan ( Ibanag: ''Ili nat Divilacan''; ; Tagalog/ Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Divilacan''), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,827 people. Etymology Divilacan was derived from the native Casiguran Dumagat Agta compound word ''vilacan'', meaning "fish and shell." The word ''di'' implies origin. Therefore, Divilacan literally means “where fish and shells abound.” History Divilacan was a former ''barrio'' of Tumauini. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 5776''. On April 12, 2024, the town is declared an insurgency-free municipality from the influence of CPP, NPA, and NDF, along with Maconacon. On October 24, 2024, Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine) made landfall to this town causing big destruction along with other cities/municipalities. Geography The town is one of the four coastal municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maconacon, Isabela
Maconacon, officially the Municipality of Maconacon ( Ibanag: ''Ili nat Maconacon''; ; Tagalog/Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Maconacon''), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,977 people, making it the least populous municipality in the province. History Maconacon was a former ''barrio'' of Cabagan. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 5776''. In June 2009, Municipal Mayor Francisco Talosig was shot in an ambush and died after being in a coma for four months. His successor, Erlinda Domingo, was also assassinated in 2013. On April 12, 2024, the town is declared an insurgency-free municipality from the influence of CPP, NPA, and NDF, along with Divilacan. Geography Maconacon is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea to the east. Separated from the rest of the province by the mighty Sierra Madre mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinapigue
Dinapigue (, sometimes ), officially the Municipality of Dinapigue (; ; tagalog language, Tagalog/kasiguranin language, Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Dinapigue''), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Isabela (province), Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,821 people. History Dinapigue used to be a barrio of San Mariano, Isabela. On June 21, 1969, ''Republic Act No. 5776'' declared Dinapigue to be a separate municipality. Geography Dinapigue or sometimes called ''Dinapigui'' is the southernmost coastal town of the province of Isabela. It is one of the four remote and isolated coastal towns of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea on the east and separated from the rest of the province by the Sierra Madre (Philippines), Sierra Madre Mountains. It is bounded by the coastal town of Palanan to the north, San Mariano, Isabela, San Mariano to the northwest, San Guillermo to the west, Echague to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinalungan
Dinalungan, officially the Municipality of Dinalungan ( Tagalog/Kasiguranin: ''Bayan ng Dinalungan''; ), is a municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,508 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. Two protected areas, the Talaytay Protected Landscape and the Simbahan-Talagas Protected Landscape, are located in the municipality. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of , constituting of the total area of Aurora. Dinalungan is situated from the provincial capital Baler, and from the country's capital city of Manila. Barangays Dinalungan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Dinalungan had a population of 12,508. The population density was . Economy Education The Dinalungan S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
