Iranun people

Iranun

A 19th century illustration of an Iranun pirate.
Regions with significant populations
Philippines 333,454 (2020)[1] (Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Manila, Cebu)  Malaysia 20,000–30,000 (2006) (Sabah)
Languages
Native Iranun Also Maguindanaon • Maranao • Cebuano • Chavacano • Filipino • Philippine English (Filipino Iranun)  • Sabah Malay • Malaysian Standard Malay • Malaysian English (Malaysian Iranun)
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Maranao, Maguindanaon, Sama-Bajau, other Moro peoples, other Austronesian peoples

The Iranun are an Austronesian ethnic group native to southwestern Mindanao, Philippines. The Iranum people are closely related to the people of Maranao and Maguindanao — both ethnically and culturally. The languages spoken by the three ethnic groups, Iranun, Maranao and Maguindanao, are denoted as Danao languages.

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