Iranun people
Austronesian ethnic group of the southern Philippines and east Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Iranun are an Austronesian ethnic group native to southwestern Mindanao, Philippines. They are ethnically and culturally closely related to the Maranao, and Maguindanaon, all three groups being denoted as speaking Danao languages and giving name to the island of Mindanao. The Iranun were traditionally sailors and were renowned for their ship-building skills. Iranun communities can also be found in Malaysia and Philippines .
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Regions with significant populations | |
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Philippines 333,454 (2020)[1] (Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Manila, Cebu) Malaysia 20,000–30,000 (2006) (Sabah) | |
Languages | |
Native Iranun Also Filipino • Maguindanaon • Maranao • Cebuano • Chavacano • English (Filipino Iranun) • Sabah Malay • Standard Malay • English (Malaysian Iranun) | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Maranao, Maguindanaon, Sama-Bajau, other Moro peoples, other Austronesian peoples |
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