Description:
The Cheroonsin are an indigenous people of the Philippines. They are the descendants of the Austronesian people who settled in the Philippines in the 4th century AD. They are one of the Negrito groups in the Philippines. The Cheroonsin speak the Cheroonsin language, which is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian family. The Cheroonsin are animists and their religion is based on the belief in a pantheon of gods and goddesses. The Cheroonsin are a small community and their traditional way of life is slowly being replaced by modernity. They are mainly subsistence farmers and their main crops are rice, corn, and cassava. The Cheroonsin are an ethnically and linguistically diverse people and there are significant variations among them. Some of the major variations include the Cheroonsin of Samar, who are the most conservative and traditional of the Cheroonsin, and the Cheroonsin of Leyte, who are the most modern and cosmopolitan of the Cheroonsin.
