Mythologies of the Romblomanon Tribe



“Romblomanon” comes from the Visayan domblon or lamyon, which means “sitting,” and refers to the people and language of Romblon, an island group off the mainland of southern Luzon. When the Spanish encomendero Miguel de Loarca visited the place in 1582, he referred to it as Lomlon or Donblon. The name of the province may have been derived from the Spanish word for bolt, roblon, or the Spanish coin doubloon, referring to the shape of Romblon Island. The inhabitants of the province of Romblon are linguistically divided into three major groups: Asi, Ini also known as Romblomanon, and Unhan. Asi is dominant in the towns of Banton, Calatrava, Concepcion, Corcuera, and Odiongan; Ini in Cajidiocan, Magdiwang, Romblon, San Agustin, and San Fernando; and Unhan in Alcantara, Ferrol, Looc, San Andres, San Jose, Santa Fe, and Santa Maria. However, all their languages are classified as Visayan; thus, they also refer to themselves as Bisaya and their language as either Bisaya or Binisaya. The archipelagic province is composed of a total of 158 islands and islets, of which only 26 have been named. The province of Romblon is composed of the major islands of Tablas, Sibuyan, and Romblon, and the smaller islands such as Alad, Banton, Simara, Carabao, Logbon, and Cobradar. The province is bounded by Marinduque in the north, Panay in the south, Mindoro in the west, and Masbate in the east. Tablas is the largest island and the leading producer of staple crops. Sibuyan, the second longest, is thickly forested and mountainous but has wide grazing lands, mercury ore deposits, and vast timber resources. Romblon is the smallest of the major islands but has become the center of commercial and economic activities in the province. Romblon town, located in this island, is the provincial capital. With a total land area of 135,593 square meters, Romblon had a total population of 279,774 in 2007. As of 2010, the total population is 283,930 and 63% of this are Romblomanon. The rest are Asi, also known as Bantoanon, 23%; Kiniray-a, 8%; Tagalog, 0.76%; and others, 3.38%. In Oriental Mindoro, the Romblomanon number 1.44% or 9,809, out of a total population of 681,208.
 

The Romblomanon tribe are the indigenous inhabitants of Romblon province. They are part of the Visayan metaethnicity. Romblomanons live mainly in the province of Romblon. However, due to population increase, which the island province's small area couldn't sustain, there are also significant numbers of Romblomanons in Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Masbate, Aklan, Palawan, Capiz, and possibly parts of Luzon and Mindanao. Romblomanons number 157,398 in 2010, and are considered as Visayans. Romblomanons speak one of three languages, the Romblomanon language, Asi language, and the Onhan language. Due to proximity of Capiz and Aklan, most Romblomanons can speak Hiligaynon. Most are Roman Catholics.



Romblomanon or Bisaya/Binisaya nga Romblomanon is an Austronesian regional language spoken, along with Asi and Onhan, in the province of Romblon in the Philippines. The language is also called Ini, Tiyad Ini, Basi, Niromblon, and Sibuyanon. It is a part of the Bisayan language family and is closely related to other Philippine languages. Specifically, Romblomanon is spoken in the following islands on Romblon: Romblon: the sole municipality of Romblon. Sibuyan: all its municipalities, Cajidiocan variant, Magdiwang variant, and San Fernando variant. Tablas: the municipality of San Agustin. Oriental Mindoro: migrant Romblomanon speakers from Carmen in Tablas brought the language particularly to the municipality of Bansud and also migrant Romblomanon speakers from Tablas, Romblon and Sibuyan islands to the municipalities of Mansalay, Bulalacao and parts of Bongabong and Roxas respectively.


With a population of approximately 265,000, the Rombomanon of the southern Philippines are located in the Romblon province. This province lies on the Sibuyan Sea and is near the center of the Philippine archipelago. The province consists of a cluster of islands and islets with a total land area of about 1534 square kilometers. The main island named Romblon has hilly terrain with a maximum elevation of 444 meters in its southern part. The capital city, Romblon, is located on the main island of Romblon. The island of Romblon is well known for its mineral deposits and fishing. The main activity of the people is agriculture, producing coconut, rice, corn and bananas. The language of Romblomanon is spoken on the islands of Romblon, Sibuyan, Alad, Lugbon and in the municipality of San Agustin on the Tablas Island with slight dialect variations. The dialect in and around the town of Romblon was chosen as the basis for the lexical description of this dictionary. This language is classified as Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, Central, Romblon. There are three dialects for this language: Sibuyanon, Romblon, and Bisaya'. The Ethnologue Code for this group is rol. The Romblomanon speakers use the language in the home and in commerce. Literature has been developed in this people group including texts and Bible portions.




















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