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Maranao 120213052206 Phpapp01 PDF
Maranao 120213052206 Phpapp01 PDF
Maranao 120213052206 Phpapp01 PDF
MARANAO
The term Lanao is derived from the
Maranao word “Ranao” meaning a
body of water. “Maranao” means Lake
Dweller. They are the natives of the
place occupying the land around Lake
Lanao, which is situated at the central
part of Lanao del Sur. Lanao applied to
the entire area before its division.
When it was divided into two
provinces, the southern portion
Together with the Illanun and
Maguindanao, the Maranao are
one of three indigenous Muslim
groups native to the island of
Mindanao in the southwestern
part of the Philippines, this tribal
group share in a generalized
Southeast Asian culture but has
its own cultural identity. The
Maranaos are a tribe of Malay-
LOCATION
450,000 in the two lanao
provinces
90% Lanao Del Sur
Austronesian
Language
Letters in Maranao
alphabet (dictionary
letters, not
standardized): A B D AE
E G H I K L M N NG O P
R S T W Y. AE
represents the pepet
PRONOUNS
Set I Set II Set III Set IV
I ako aken raken saken
You ka Ngka/k reka Seka
(Sg.)
He/She/I Sekaniy Niyan/iy rekaniya Sekaniyan
t an an n
We kami Mi/ami rekami Sekami
You(pl) kano Niyo/iyo Rekano sekano
They Siran Ran/iran kiran Siran
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Si’i gomegenek so mala’ a seda’ sa
laod. -The big fish is living far from
the shore.
Saken i miyakailap ko pirak aken.