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	Maranao Language
		Maranao is a language spoken by nearly 800,000 people living in the island of Mindanao, Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur Provinces.
		It belongs to the Southern Philippine subbranch of the Western Austronesian language family, and is most closely related to the Ilanun language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia and Maguindanaon, spoken in Maguindanao, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kuderat, and Zamboanga del Sur provinces.
		McKaughan, Howard P. Inflection and syntax of Maranao verbs.
	iloko.tripod.com /Maranao.htm (412 words)

	Maranao
		The name Maranao (ma, an adjective marker, plus ranao, "lake") means approximately, "lake-like" hence, "by or near the lake, " or "lake dwellers".
		The Lake Lanao area is the home of the Maranao.
		The majority of the Maranao are found in Lanao del Sur while the rest are in Lanao del Sur while the rest are in Lanao del Norte, Cotabato City and, as transients, in other parts of the Philippines.
	library.thinkquest.org /C003235/maranao.html (201 words)

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		The Maranaos on the other hand, treated the Americans as their natural enemy for the reason that the invaded their territory which was construed by the former as an act of aggression.
		Meanwhile the Maranaos realizing that there were “sarwang a tao” invading their land, took the initiative to fortify and strengthen their cottas in the event of any possible attack by these “suranga tao”.
		The weapons of the Maranaos were of no match to the Americans yet in the name of strength and honor they fought and defended their homeland.
	home.pacbell.net /sika/BAYANGMARANAOVIEW.html (3744 words)

	CSSP Thesis/Dissertation Abstracts -- Myrma Jean Aban Mendoza (Ph.D. Sociology)
		They claim to be Maranao yet their religion is Christian and they are not well versed with Maranao culture.
		Ethnic shifts are situational as marginal Maranao alter or modify their ethnic identity depending on how they perceive the situations they are in, the ethnicity of the group with and the community they are in.
		In situations where there are changes in the head of the family, in the relatives influential to the family, in the custody of the informants, and in the family residence, a shift in ethnic identity emerges.
	web.kssp.upd.edu.ph /abstracts/socio_mendoza.html (800 words)

	Darangen Epic of the Maranao People of Lake Lanao
		This southernmost island of the Philippine archipelago is the traditional homeland of the Maranao, one of the country’s three main Muslim groups.
		Meaning literally “to narrate in song” in the Maranao language, the Darangen existed before the arrival of Islam in the Philippines in the fourteenth century.
		Being cherished as heirlooms by certain Maranao families, these manuscripts are highly valued for their antiquity and prestige value.
	www.unesco.org /culture/intangible-heritage/32apa_uk.htm (340 words)

	darangen by the maranao
		This textile was used in the show to illustrate excerpts from "Darangen" an Maranao epic poem-- a tribute to the central place textiles hold in the cultural...
		of the darangen, the Maranao epic, Mindanao's counterpart of the Ramayana.
		Some of the songs are connected with the Maranao epic tale "Darangen," which issung in special vocal styles that feature classical language and texts from the...
	www.translationinfo.net /db/darangen+by+the+maranao (752 words)

	Mindanao Dances
		The dances, particularly of the Maguindanao, the Maranao, and the Taosug, are largely ceremonial and are often accompanied by percussion instruments such as gongs and drums.
		While she was walking in the forest, diwatas (fairies) caused the earth to quake and shake the trees and rocks; Princess Gandingan, however, skipped nimbly from one place to another so that her feet did not touch the fallen trees and rocks.
		Originally, in Singkil (Maranao word for "getting a leg or foot entangled in an object") a solo female performer danced in and out of crisscrossed bamboo poles, keeping time to the syncopation of the poles, at the same time manipulating two fans (apir).
	www.seasite.niu.edu /Tagalog/Mindanao_Culture/mindanao_dances.htm (612 words)

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		According to some maranaos existed an old yellow flag with the handle of a kampilan in vertical position placed on the center of the field.
		In time of war, during the maritime battles, the red flag (called "dopo" in maranao language) displayed on the prow of a ship means that there are nobles on board ; when it flies on the stern the peoples on the ship are commoners.
		In the maranao society the red flag is also used to announce that a baby boy was born, a yellow flag if it is a baby girl.
	www.freewebs.com /smj-news/lanao1.htm (659 words)

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		Pregnancy, Maranaos believe, results when a man and a woman cohabit causing their “white blood” to mix and form into a fetus or a human being.
		To a married Maranao woman, being pregnant is a cause for celebration.
		In the traditional Maranao baptism, food is prepared containing cooked yellow rice, mudfish, chicken with yellow bill and feet, fruits and cakes.
	www.bangsamoro.com /mvoice/mv_022805_a.php (2266 words)

	Article Sumary on da different Muslim Ethnic - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		The language of the Maranao and Maguindanao is strongly rooted in the Iranun tongue.
		The rise of Lanao royal houses in the face of the decline of the Maguindanao sultanate signaled the disintegration and break-up of asabiyah (tribal solidarity) among the Muslims in mainland Mindanao.
		The current continued political assertion of the Maranao people should beviewed from the political development on the part of their society, which began to evolve as a political institution towards the later part of the 18th century.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=16521 (9993 words)

	Philippine Arts: Indigenous Music
		Songs that pertain to the life-cycle of an individual are the Kalinga appros, sung for half a day after the child's birth and the luguh maulud of the Tausog, which is sung to celebrate the birth of Mohammed.
		The Maranao sarongkawit is a girl's song of displeasure on a marriage proposal, while the lakitan tells of a boy's request that his mother propose marriage to a girl he fancies.
		The lbaloi too have their ba-diw, which uses a leader-chorus type of singing during "death watches", centering on the character and activities of the deceased and the hope of gaining favors for the living from the spirit-relatives.
	www.filipinoheritage.com /arts/phil-music/pre-colonial-indigenous-music3.htm (1118 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Maranao
		Maranao is the name of the people of Lanao, a predominantly Muslim region in the Philippine island of Mindanao.
		The word Maranao means "People of the Lake", the title for the people who inhabited around the Lake Lanao in Marawi City.
		It is a language spoken by approximately 800,000 people living in areas near Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Maranao (345 words)

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		It was a suicidal act on their part because they knew for a fact that they would be killed but somehow what was important then was that they have shown courage and bravery in the battlefield.
		The Maranaos who fought in Padang Karbala admitted that they were defeated in terms of the number of survivors, because of the casualties they suffered in that battle.
		From the point of view of the Maranao, in terms of magnitude, the Battle of Bayang was considered to be a war against a colonizer because of the collective effort of the Maranaos who refused to be vanquished and colonized from the Americans.
	home.pacbell.net /sika/BAYANGMARANAOVIEW2.html (1985 words)

	About Culture and Arts
		The rest of the Muslim cultural communities such as the Jama Mapun, Palawanon, Molbog, Sama, Sangil, Tausug, and the Yakan reside in the island provinces, except for the Bangingis, who can be found both in mainland Mindanao, that is, in Zamboanga and in Tongkil, which is an island municipality of the province of Sulu.
		The Maranao Lake is loved not only by Maranao but by other Filipinos as well because of its grandeur and grace.
		To the Maranao, it is a source not only of pride but also of their origin.
	www.ncca.gov.ph /about_cultarts/comarticles.php?artcl_Id=233 (3127 words)

	Ethnolingustic_groups
		Maranao are the graceful "people of the lake", living on the northern edge of Lake Lanao.
		The oldest proof of okir's flowering is the torogan, the ancestral home of the highest titleholder in a Maranao village.
		The malong, woven Maranao cloth, also bears various okir designs.In fact, the geometric and plant designs on the vertical strips of the malong indicate the wearer's village of origin.
	www.seasite.niu.edu /tagalog/cynthia/mindanao/ethnolingusticgroups.htm (928 words)

	YouTube - Maranao song: Sorga o Kadnan
		i like all maranao song hoping sana isalin nyo rin sa salitang tagalog good luck guys i like your music.
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		Maranao mranao muranao song ida idaida marawi city lanao del sur
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=VHYZx5yOecM (349 words)

	MARANAO.COM - Filipinos Bid Farewell to Community Advocate
		In an emotional wording by the master of ceremony Wawi Mabaning, who could not hide his sadness, said that it is sad when somebody leaves a family but it is more painful when the head of family must move on.
		The farewell party was organized by the Integrated Mindanao Economic Forum (IMEF) and the Federation of Maranao Associations in Saudi (FEMAS) and hosted by the International Philippine School in Riyadh (IPSR).
		Lucman obtained his doctorate in engineering from Cairo and has been described as humble, modest and man of simple tastes by his friends and compatriots.
	www.maranao.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130&Itemid=1 (810 words)

	YouTube - Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company - Kappa Malong-Malong
		This Maranao dance shows the many ways of donni...
		This Maranao dance shows the many ways of donning the malong, a tubular circle of cloth used as a skirt, shawl, or mantle.
		philippine filipino folk bayanihan dance company sayaw kappa malong maranao
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=Ay3RdV-kvOQ (454 words)

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