negritos indonesians malays

Earl Nagtalon

Supposed aborigine of the archipelago that

includes 20 ethnic groups that reside in the Philippines

including…

Aeta (Luzon) & Ati (Panay Island)

Features:

Dark complexion Small body stature Curly to Kinky Hair

Blondism Small Nose

Dark Brown Eyes

Their arrival and settlement to the Archipelago was the result of the rising of the sea levels due to the

end of the last Ice Age.

As a hunter-gatherer society of nomads, the Negritos are more inclined into the wilderness…

… Which may had led to their avoidance of contact with the Indonesian and Malay settlers in the later waves.

Nesiots (now Indonesians) that are much more

advanced ethnicity who migrated to the Archipelago after the last Ice

Age ended.

Composed of Two Waves

First Wave:Light complexion

Curved nose Thin lips

Deep-set eyes

The first wave of Indonesian

migrants are the ancestors of some modern day Luzon and Mindanao hill tribes and ethnic

groups

Second Wave:Stockier physique

Darker complexion Thick lips

Large nose Heavy Jaws

Most of Filipino folklore may have

originated from the second wave of

Indonesian settlers, and this is also the

wave where a majority of Luzon

hill tribes are descended from

An ethnic group of Austronesians, the Malay is the final

wave that migrated to the Archipelago through the use of

“Balangay” or supposed land

bridges still existing.

Composes most of the Filipino society that the Magellan

and other expeditions had

discovered Pushed the Negrito

tribes towards the mountain ranges of

Central Luzon

References

Vanoverbergh, Morice (1933) Philippine Negrito Culture: Independent or Borrowed?

http://www.bukisa.com/articles/184879_a-history-of-the-negritoinformation-hub.ofw-connect.com/OFW_Articles/node/100