Iranun people

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The Iranun people are an Austronesian ethnic group of maritime traders and warriors native to the southern Philippines and parts of Sabah and Mindanao, known for their seafaring heritage and distinct Iranun language.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Iranun groups 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian people
ethnic group
country Malaysia
Philippines
culturalRelation shares cultural traits with Maguindanaon
shares cultural traits with Maranao
culturalSphere Sulu Zone NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Malaysia NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution northwestern Mindanao coasts
southwestern Mindanao
historicalRegion Celebes Sea NERFINISHED
Maguindanao Sultanate NERFINISHED
Sulu Sea NERFINISHED
knownFor naval warfare
piracy in historical Sulu and Celebes Seas
seafaring heritage
language Iranun language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
linguisticSubgroup Danao languages NERFINISHED
maritimeRole raiders in colonial-era Southeast Asia
traders in Southeast Asian maritime networks
nativeTo Mindanao NERFINISHED
Sabah NERFINISHED
southern Philippines
partOf Bangsamoro region NERFINISHED
populationCenter Lanao del Sur NERFINISHED
Maguindanao del Norte NERFINISHED
Maguindanao del Sur NERFINISHED
Sabah NERFINISHED
Tawi-Tawi NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
relatedEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people NERFINISHED
Maranao people NERFINISHED
Tausūg people NERFINISHED
religion Islam
religiousMinorityStatus Muslim minority in predominantly Christian Philippines
subgroupOf Moro people NERFINISHED
traditionalOccupation maritime trading
seafaring
warfare
traditionalReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
traditionalVesselType garay vessel
lanong warship
usesScript Arabic script
Latin script

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Danao group associatedEthnicGroup Iranun people
Iranun ethnicGroupAssociated Iranun people
Moro people ethnicSubdivision Iranun people
Spanish–Moro conflict mainBelligerent Iranun people
this entity surface form: Iranun groups
Sama people relatedEthnicGroup Iranun people
Iranun spokenBy Iranun people
Iranun language spokenBy Iranun people