Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Karay-a are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group which constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The name of this group was derived from the word iraya which means upstream. Karay-a people speak Kinaray-a language. The term Hamtikanon is incorrectly substituted to generally refer to all ethnic Karay-a; however it pertains to the Karay-a people living in Antique and deals more with location of residence than ethnicity.