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Maranao is the term used for the people of Lanao , a predominantly Muslim region in the Philippine island of Mindanao . They are famous for their artworks, sophisticated weaving, wood and metal craft. The word ''Maranao'' means "People of the Lake", the title for the people who inhabited around the Lake Lanao in Marawi City . Maranaos are the tenth largest Filipino ethnic group. AREA The Maranaos primarily live in the provinces of Lanao Del Sur and Lanao Del Norte , and many are settlers in Zamboanga Del Sur , Bukidnon , Cotabato , Maguindanao , and in many southern Philippine islands from Basilan exending to Tawi-Tawi. DEMOGRAPHICS Maranaos number about 1,142,000. They are the descendants of Muslim Malays who came to the Philippines. Their royals have varied influsions of Arabic, Malayan, Indonesian, as well as Chinese blood. The Maranaos also are one of the ethnic groups in the Philippines who are fair-skinned, probably attributable to Arab and Chinese admixtures. The language of the Maranao people is also called ''Maranao''. It is a language spoken by approximately 800,000 people living in areas near Lanao Del Sur and Lanao Del Norte . The language can be traced from the Southern Philippine sub-branch of the Western Austronesian language family, and is closely related to the Ilanun language spoken in Sabah and Malaysia. It is also close to Maguindanaon , the language spoken in Maguindanao, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Zamboanga del Sur provinces. The vast majority of Maranaos are Muslims. A few, especially those living in the hills around Lake Lanao practice an amalgam of Islam and animistic traditions. CULTURE The Maranao are famous for their Kulintang , music, played on an ensemble of gongs and other instruments. In 2005, the Darangen Epic of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao was selected by UNESCO as a Masterpiece Of The Oral And Intangible Heritage Of Humanity . HISTORY Previous to the occupation of the Philippines by Spanish, and later American and Japanese, the Maranaos had their own kingdom with a Sultan ruler due to the influence of Muslim missionaries. |
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