WebThe name "Visayas" originates from the name "Srivijaya", ... even in the Muslim south where Arabic was the favored and promoted language over Malay. José Rizal, ... Rizal envisioned a larger pan-Austronesian nation, what would later become coined as the Malay race. Rizal's movement was known as the "Indios Bravos", ("Brave Indians").

WebA cant is the jargon or language of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group. It may also be called a ... go from argot into common speech or the other way. For example, modern French loufoque 'crazy, goofy', now common usage, originates in the louchébem transformation of Fr. fou 'crazy'. In the field of ...

WebSome words and phrases widely understood in Hong Kong are rare or unheard of elsewhere. These often derive from Chinese, Anglo-Indian, or Portuguese/Macanese. A chop is a seal or stamp, e.g. a "Company chop" is the seal or stamp of a corporation (it actually originates from colonial Indian English.) It is now used in some other …

WebThe most widely accepted theory, however, is the "Out-of-Taiwan" model which follows the Austronesian expansion during the Neolithic in a series of maritime migrations originating from Taiwan that spread to the islands of the Indo-Pacific; ultimately reaching as far as New Zealand, Easter Island, and Madagascar. Austronesians themselves originated from the …

WebHistory. Like the concept of a state's national flag itself, that of an "ethnic flag" is modern, first arising in the late 19th century; strictly speaking, the national flags of nation states are themselves "ethnic flags", and often so used by ethnic minorities in neighbouring states, especially in the context of irredentism (e.g. the flag of the Republic of Albania used as an …

WebClassification. Samoan is an analytic, isolating language and a member of the Austronesian family, and more specifically the Samoic branch of the Polynesian subphylum. It is closely related to other Polynesian languages with many shared cognate words such as aliʻi, ʻava, atua, tapu and numerals as well as in the name of gods in …

WebYantra tattooing or Sak Yant (Thai: สักยันต์ RTGS: sak yan) is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer.

WebMalagasy (/ m æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s i /; Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]) is an Austronesian language and the national language of Madagascar.Malagasy is the westernmost Malayo-Polynesian language, brought to Madagascar by the settlement of Austronesian peoples from the Sunda islands around the 5th century AD. The Malagasy language is one of the …

WebA religious symbol is an iconic representation intended to represent a specific religion, or a specific concept within a given religion.. Religious symbols have been used in the military in many countries, such as the United States military chaplain symbols.Similarly, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers recognize …

WebThe Turkish people, or simply the Turks (Turkish: Türkler), are the world's largest Turkic ethnic group; they speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still live across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire.The ethnic Turks can therefore be …