Kayumanggi people

Kayumanggi people

Kayumanggi people, also kayumanggi or kayumanggi race. (Tagalog: "kayumanggi", means "brown" or "tan"). The term "kayumanggi" is a Filipino word for the color brown or brown hue, and has been used to refer to brown people or people with a brown pigmentation of the skin or brown skin color. The term "kayumanggi" is a description of human skin color, but also functions as a color terminology for race and identification of social class. In the Philippihe context, the term "kayumanggi" has been used to refer to the indigenous Malayo-Polynesian-speaking peoples.

Definition

Biology

Physical appearance

ocial class

Law and equality

History

Kayumanggi in the Philippines

Pribumi in Indonesia

Bumiputra in Malaysia

ee also

* Human skin color
* Brown people
* Bumiputra
* Bumiputera (Brunei)
* Pribumi
* Philippines
* Malayo-Polynesian languages


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