REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Davao City
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MODULE ACTIVITY PART 2

(POWERPOINT)

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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
EGE 313: PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
TTH 1:00-2:30 pm 
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Submitted by:
IRISH D. DACULA
BTVTED – CSS 3A
 
Submitted to:
PROF. MERCEDES L. ALAN
EGE 313 – Instructor
 
MAY 2021
Introduction of
MUSLIM
ETHNIC
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

- Ethnic is an Italian term for nation.

- An ethnic community may be defined as tribal group.
- The Muslim ethnic groups in Mindanao and Sulu are linked by
both ideological and geographical factors.
Muslim countries in Southeast Asia:
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Brunei
- the Patani of southern Thailand

- composed of eleven ethnic groups.

The eleven (11) Muslim Ethnic
Groups
• Maranao • Sangil
• Maguindanao • Kaagan
• Iranun • Kolibugan
• Tausug • Palawan
• Yakan • Molbog
• Sama
-Badjao
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

1. The Maranao
• means people of lake
• LANAO means lake
• They are brave and sacrifice in defense of their
homeland in defense.
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

2. The Maguindanao
• Maguindanaon is the name of the family or dynasty which came to rule almost the
whole island of Mindanao, particularly the former Cotabato.
• Muslim people who live in the Pulangi.
• Maguindanaon are called people of the plain.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/172396/ramadan-among-the-
maguindanaon-and-maranao/story/

http://www.parangal.org/maguindanao
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

3. The Iranun
• Inhabited the area bordering between Lanao del Sur and
Maguindanao province.

https://www.mindanews.com/photo-of-the-
day/2015/08/traditional-iranun-food/
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/iranun
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

4.The Tausug
• Prof. Muhammad Nasser Matli Tausug communities are:
- tau (people) and ma-isug • Tawi-Tawi
(brave) • Palawan
• Tausug means brave people. • Basilan
• Zamboanga
• Sabah.

https://tribesinthephilippines.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/the-tausug-tribe/ https://www.tausugonline.com/
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

5.The Yakan
• Yakan is a mispronunciation of the word yakal by the Spaniards.
• Basilan has originated from two words basi (iron) and balani (magnate).
• In the ancient time Basilan was thickly covered by the yakal trees.

https://www.everydayminerals.com/store/stories/weaving-
passion-the-yakan-women-of-basilan-philippines/
https://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/yakan/yakan.htm
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

6.The Sama
• sama-sama means togetherness or collective effort.
• dispersed and scattered in the Sulu Archipelago.
• Sama Balimbing, Sama Simunul or Sama Sibutu.
The mainland the Sama concentration is confined to Balimbing and Sapa-Sapa.
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

Badjao
• Badjao known as the sea-gypsies of Sulu Archipelago and Celebes sea.
• call themselves Sama Laut.
• In Malaysia, they are called Orang Laut.
• “boat people”

https://rachfeed.net/japanese-guy-marries-badjao- http://www.thetrendingfacts.com/2016/0
helps-provide-livelihood-for-community/ 5/beautiful-photos-of-badjao-girl-is.html https://www.badjaobridge.org/sea-tribes
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

7.The Sangil
• came from Sangihe an archipelago sprawling the
Celebes sea just south of the Mindanao sea.

https://bch.bangsamoro.gov.ph/bangsamoro-cultural- https://bch.bangsamoro.gov.ph/bangsamoro-cultural-
heritage/bangsamoro-tribes-muslim/sangil/ heritage/bangsamoro-tribes-muslim/sangil/
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

8. The Kaagan
• Inhabited mostly Davao areas.

https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?
story_fbid=1162564323765565&substory_index=0&id=5 https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-kagan-children-relax-after-a-
43368085685195&_rdc=1&_rdr dance-lesson-the-kagan-a-muslim-tribe-126851197.html
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

9. The Kolibugan
• kolibugan is a Sama word which means “half-breed”
• they are part of the Subanun ethnic group.
• inhabiting the interior of the Zamboanga peninsula.

https://bch.bangsamoro.gov.ph/bangsamoro-cultural- http://www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com/people/et
heritage/bangsamoro-tribes-muslim/kalibugan/ hnic-groups-in-the-philippines/subanen-kolibugan/
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

10. The Palawan

• The early Muslim inhabitants in mainland Palawan were the.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-
photo/palawan-tribe.html https://www.alamy.com/a-teenage-palawano-tribesman-plays-a-native-
filipino-guitar-paglong-to-entertain-tourists-visiting-the-palawan-eco-
butterfly-garden-and-tribal-villa-image182299903.html
The Muslim Ethnic Groups

11. The Molbog

• Balabac islands located at the southern tip of Palawan.
• embraced Islam from Brunei Muslim missionaries.

http://www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com/2020/07/21/mol
bog-the-indigenous-tribe-of-balabac/ https://zeroainthero.com/tag/molbog/
Prepared by: Irish Dela peña Dacula

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