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Blaan people

"Blaan" redirects here. For the language, see Blaan language. For other uses, see Blaan (disambiguation).
Blaan
A Blaan woman from Sarangani playing the jew mouth harp.
Total population
373,392[1] (2020 census)
Regions with significant populations
Philippines Philippines:
Soccsksargen, Davao
Sarangani120,954[2]
Davao del Sur89,949[3]
South Cotabato48,391[4]
General Santos20,769[5]
Sultan Kudarat9,078[6]
North Cotabato5,988[7]
Davao City3,285[8]
Languages
Blaan, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Filipino
Related ethnic groups
Lumad, Visayans, and other Austronesians

The Blaan people,[9][a] are one of the Indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. Their name could have derived from "bla" meaning "opponent" and the suffix "an" meaning "people". According to a 2021 genetic study, the Blaan people also have Papuan admixture.[11]

A Blaan girl.
A Blaan offering tribe dance during colorful street dancing competition on the T'nalak Festival in South Cotabato.
  1. ^ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Sarangani" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Davao del Sur" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: South Cotobato" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: General Santos City" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Sultan Kudarat" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: North Cotabato" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Davao City" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Garot, Datu. "The Blaans". National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
  10. ^ Rebollido, Rommel (5 May 2023). "IP advocates: no apostrophes in Blaan, Tboli". MindaNews. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ^ Larena, Maximilian; Sanchez-Quinto, Federico; Sjödin, Per; McKenna, James; Ebeo, Carlo; Reyes, Rebecca; Casel, Ophelia; Huang, Jin-Yuan; Hagada, Kim Pullupul; Guilay, Dennis; Reyes, Jennelyn (2021-03-30). "Multiple migrations to the Philippines during the last 50,000 years". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (13): e2026132118. doi:10.1073/pnas.2026132118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8020671. PMID 33753512.


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