Maguindanaon people

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The Maguindanaon people are a predominantly Muslim ethnolinguistic group of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for their rich sultanate history, vibrant musical traditions like the kulintang, and significant role in the region’s political and cultural life.

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Label Occurrences
Maguindanaon people canonical 38
Maguindanao people 2
Maguindanao culture 1

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Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim people
ethnic group
ethnolinguistic group
associatedOrganizations Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Moro National Liberation Front
conflictInvolvement Moro conflict in the Philippines
country Philippines
cuisineSpecialty pastil
piaparan dishes
tinagtag (rice snack)
culturalClassification Moro people
ethnonymMeaning “people of the flood plain”
historicalCapital Cotabato City
historicalCenters Buluan
Lambayong
Sultan Kudarat (town)
historicalPolity Sultanate of Maguindanao
historicalWritingSystem Jawi script
introducedIslamBy Sharif Kabungsuwan
language Maguindanaon language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubgroup Greater Central Philippine languages
mainLivelihoods fishing
handicrafts
trading
wet-rice agriculture
majorMadhhab Shafi‘i school
linked to: Shafi'i school
nationalMinorityStatus recognized indigenous cultural community in the Philippines
notableRuler Sharif Kabungsuwan
Sultan Kudarat
politicalRole major Moro group in Bangsamoro politics
populationRegion Central Mindanao river basins
primaryProvinces Cotabato Province
linked to: Cotabato

Davao Region
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao del Norte
linked to: Maguindanao

Maguindanao del Sur
linked to: Maguindanao

Sultan Kudarat
primaryRegion Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Mindanao
relatedEthnicGroups Iranun people
Maranao people
linked to: Maranao

Sama-Bajau people
linked to: Sama-Bajau peoples

Tausug people
other Moro peoples
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
riverValleyHomeland Pulangi River (Rio Grande de Mindanao)
traditionalArt brassware
okir (geometric and flowing designs)
textile weaving
traditionalClothing kombong (women’s veil)
malong
tubaw (headcloth)
traditionalDance Kadtuntaya
Sagayan
traditionalInstrument agung
dabakan
gandingan
kulintang
traditionalMusic agung ensemble
dabakan drumming
gandingan
kulintang
traditionalReligionElements folk Islam
indigenous beliefs
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magindanawn spokenBy Maguindanaon people
Magindanawn belongsToEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Danao group associatedEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Maguindanaon language spokenBy Maguindanaon people
Maguindanaon language ethnicGroupAssociated Maguindanaon people
Maguindanao predominantEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Maguindanao namedAfter Maguindanaon people
Datu usedByEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Moro people ethnicSubdivision Maguindanaon people
Moro Province hasEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Singkil (Maguindanaon version) culturalContext Maguindanaon people
subject linked to: singkil (Maguindanaon version)
Sagayan practicedBy Maguindanaon people
subject linked to: sagayan
agong hasCulturalContext Maguindanaon people
dabakan usedBy Maguindanao people
linked to: Maguindanaon people
dabakan associatedWith Maguindanao people
linked to: Maguindanaon people
dabakan belongsToCulture Maguindanao culture
linked to: Maguindanaon people
malong associatedWithEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
T'boli people neighboringGroup Maguindanaon people
Sultanate of Maguindanao ethnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Maharlika Village hasDemographicGroup Maguindanaon people
Iranun people relatedEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Ilanun closelyRelatedTo Maguindanaon people
Tamontaka River hasLanguageCommunity Maguindanaon people
subject linked to: Tamontaka River (nearby)
Tau-sa Laya dialect spokenBy Maguindanaon people
Buluan isCulturalCenterFor Maguindanaon people
Buluan isPoliticalCenterFor Maguindanaon people
Buluan historicallySignificantFor Maguindanaon people
Sultan Kudarat (town) ethnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Sharif Kabungsuwan ethnicContext Maguindanaon people
Kadtuntaya hasCulturalOrigin Maguindanaon people
Tausug people relatedEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Sagayan culturalGroup Maguindanaon people
Upper Maguindanaon spokenBy Maguindanaon people
Lower Maguindanaon spokenBy Maguindanaon people
Dadiangas associatedWithEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Muslim Filipinos ethnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Liguasan Marsh ethnicallySignificantFor Maguindanaon people
Sarangani Province ethnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Kabuntalan majorEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Kabuntalan predominantEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people