Maranao people

Maranao people
Bangsa Mëranaw; ماراناو‎
Total population
	1,800,130 (2020 census);
Regions with significant populations
	Philippines; (Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Manila, Cebu)
Languages
	Native; Maranao; Also; Filipino • Cebuano • English
Religion
	Predominantly Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Iranun, Maguindanaon, Tiruray; Lumad, Tausūg, Visayan,; other Moros,; other Filipinos,; other Austronesian peoples

The Maranao people (Maranao: ['mәranaw]; Filipino: Maranaw^[2]), also spelled Meranao, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is a predominantly Muslim Filipino ethnic group native to the region around Lanao Lake in the island of Mindanao. They are known for their artwork, weaving, wood, plastic and metal crafts and epic literature, the Darangen. They are ethnically and culturally closely related to the Iranun, and Maguindanaon, all three groups being denoted as speaking Danao languages and giving name to the island of Mindanao. They are grouped with other Moro people due to their shared religion.

^ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ [1] Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[2] [1] Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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Bangsa Mëranaw ماراناو‎

Total population
1,800,130 (2020 census)^[1]
Regions with significant populations
Philippines (Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Manila, Cebu)
Languages
Native Maranao Also Filipino • Cebuano • English
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Iranun, Maguindanaon, Tiruray Lumad, Tausūg, Visayan, other Moros, other Filipinos, other Austronesian peoples