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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Label Occurrences
Iranun people canonical 15
Iranun groups 1

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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
ethnicGroupOf Malaysia
Philippines
geographicDistribution northwestern Mindanao coasts
southwestern Mindanao
historicalRegion Celebes Sea
Maguindanao Sultanate
Sulu Sea
knownFor naval warfare
piracy in historical Sulu and Celebes Seas
seafaring heritage
language Iranun language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
linguisticSubgroup Danao languages
maritimeRole raiders in colonial-era Southeast Asia
traders in Southeast Asian maritime networks
nativeTo Mindanao
Sabah
southern Philippines
partOf Bangsamoro region
populationCenter Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao del Norte
linked to: Maguindanao

Maguindanao del Sur
linked to: Maguindanao

Sabah
Tawi-Tawi
region Southeast Asia
relatedEthnicGroup Maguindanaon people
Maranao people
linked to: Maranao

Tausūg people
religion Islam
religiousMinorityStatus Muslim minority in predominantly Christian Philippines
subgroupOf Moro people
traditionalOccupation maritime trading
seafaring
warfare
traditionalReligion Sunni Islam
traditionalVesselType garay vessel
lanong warship
usesScript Arabic script
Latin script

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

Iranun spokenBy Iranun people
Iranun ethnicGroupAssociated Iranun people
Iranun language spokenBy Iranun people
Danao group associatedEthnicGroup Iranun people
Sama people relatedEthnicGroup Iranun people
Moro people ethnicSubdivision Iranun people
Spanish–Moro conflict mainBelligerent Iranun groups
linked to: Iranun people
Illanun ethnogenesisOf Iranun people
Sabah Iranun spokenBy Iranun people
Tausug people relatedEthnicGroup Iranun people
Iranun of Mindanao spokenBy Iranun people
Iranun language spokenBy Iranun people
subject linked to: Ilanon
Iranun language ethnicGroup Iranun people
subject linked to: Ilanon
Muslim Filipinos ethnicGroup Iranun people