Subanon

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Subanon is an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines, primarily inhabiting the Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao and known for their distinct language and upland farming traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Central Subanen 1
Subanon canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous ethnic group
country Philippines
culturalPractice rituals related to agriculture
rituals related to healing
rituals related to life-cycle events
culturalRegion upland areas of the Zamboanga Peninsula
etymology name is often interpreted as meaning people of the river or people of the upstream
geographicDistribution Misamis Occidental NERFINISHED
Zamboanga Sibugay NERFINISHED
Zamboanga del Norte NERFINISHED
Zamboanga del Sur NERFINISHED
parts of Bukidnon
parts of Lanao del Norte
hasSubgroup Central Subanon NERFINISHED
Eastern Subanon NERFINISHED
Northern Subanon NERFINISHED
Southern Subanon NERFINISHED
Western Subanon NERFINISHED
language Subanon language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
legalProtection Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (Philippines) NERFINISHED
primaryIsland Mindanao NERFINISHED
primaryRegion Zamboanga Peninsula NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous cultural community in the Philippines
recognizedBy National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Protestant Christianity
Roman Catholicism
indigenous animist beliefs
selfDesignation Subanen NERFINISHED
threat land dispossession
resource extraction in ancestral domains
traditionalBelief spirit world inhabited by various deities and spirits
traditionalDressFeature beadwork
colorful handwoven textiles
traditionalEconomy hunting and gathering
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
traditionalHouseType stilt house
traditionalInstrument agung NERFINISHED
drums
kulintang
traditionalLeadership datu
traditionalLivelihood swidden agriculture
upland farming
traditionalMusic agung music
gong ensemble music
traditionalRitualSpecialist balian

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Subanen hasAlternativeName Subanon
Subanen languages hasSubgroup Subanon
this entity surface form: Central Subanen