User:Mikamichelle/Ethnic Groups of the Philippines

Ethnic Groups of the Philippines Ethnic Groups of the Philippines (EGP) is an educational non profit website devoted to promoting the Philippines and teaching about the diversity of languages and cultures found around the country.

General Information

Problem

Languages around the world are dying at an alarming rate. It is unclear to linguists and historians how many languages have vanished in the past centuries, but some estimate that more than 10,000 languages once existed. Only around 5,000 languages remain today. The Philippines, home of a large variety of languages, will absorb a high death toll of languages unless urgent measures are adopted to preserve them. The past few decades have witnessed the extinction of such languages as Agta Villa Viciosa, Agta Dicamay, Ayta Tayabas, and Ermiteño; many Filipino languages are now on the endangered list.

Mission

Ethnic Groups of the Philippines, a non profit website, expose readers to the cultural diversity of the Philippines, by introducing a collection of both existing and vanished peoples, ethnic groups, ethnolinguistic groups, languages, and immigrant groups found in the country. Ethnic Groups of the Philippines idea is to call attention to languages and ethnic groups whose language and culture are near extinction. EGP website can conceivably draw the attention of scholars, students, or others interested in the preservation of all the distinct ways of life in the Philippines. It is hoped that EGP will serve as a beacon for more international funds, grants, and aid to the Philippines, to help protect the peoples who are quickly undergoing a process of enculturation by a mainstream society that is undermining their traditions. ...