Population history Map of the Ethnolinguistic groups of the Philippines There were three main migratory waves, in the populating of what today is known as the Philippine Archipelago. The first to arrive were the Negritos, the ancestors of today's Aeta people of the Philippines.he Bisaya or Visayan people are a multilingual ethnic grouplocated in the Visayas and a large part of Mindanao. Visayan languages with the most number of native speakers are Cebuano, with 20 million; Ilonggo (or Hiligaynon), with 7 million; and Waray-Waray, with 2.5 million.
Kira is also derived from the Welsh and Celtic names, Caera, Ceara, Coera, Ceargh and many other Celtic names. It revolves around the meaning of sun. Kira in Welsh can also mean lady of dark beauty.
This is the life of Kira, the protagonist of Lois Lowry's Gathering Blue, who must learn how to make a living, how to protect herself, and who to trust in a society that seems out to get her. The time setting of the novel is unclear, but seems to be some time in the not-too-distant future.