Sangil

E482823

Sangil are an indigenous Moro ethnolinguistic group of the southern Philippines and nearby Indonesian islands, known for their seafaring traditions and Islamic faith.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sangil canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Moro people
ethnolinguistic group
indigenous people
continent Asia
country Indonesia
Philippines
culturalSphere Moro cultural sphere
culturalTrait boat-building skills
oral traditions
sea-oriented livelihood
culture maritime culture
ethnicGroupOf Davao Occidental
Sangihe Islands
Sarangani Bay area
linked to: Sarangani Bay

Sulawesi region
southern Philippines
ethnonymVariant Sangilay
Sangir
Sangir-Sangil
historicalAffiliation Islamic sultanates in the southern Philippines
Sultanates of Mindanao
linked to: Moro sultanates
language Sangil language
languageBranch Malayo-Polynesian languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
majorSeaArea Celebes Sea
Moro Gulf
partOf Moro ethnolinguistic groups
region Celebes Sea
Mindanao
Sulawesi Sea
linked to: Celebes Sea
relatedEthnicGroup Maguindanaon
Maranao
Sama-Bajau
linked to: Sama-Bajau peoples

Sangirese people
Tausug
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
religiousIdentity Muslim
religiousLawInfluence Islamic law
religiousPractice Friday congregational prayer
Islamic festivals
Ramadan fasting
linked to: Ramadan
traditionalBeliefSyncretism Islam and local customs
traditionalOccupation fishing
seafaring
trading

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Moro ethnicSubgroups Sangil