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The Iranun are an indigenous group found in Davao City and in areas bordering Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao province in the Philippines. They are closely related culturally and linguistically to the Maranao and Maguindanaoan peoples. The traditional Iranun house consists of three levels - a basement, a main living area, and an upper tower room. Iranun weddings were traditionally a long process involving stages of observation, whispering between families, negotiation facilitated by elders, and the wedding ceremony itself. Musical instruments like kulintang and agong were commonly used during weddings and festivals.

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The Iranun are an indigenous group found in Davao City and in areas bordering Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao province in the Philippines. They are closely related culturally and linguistically to the Maranao and Maguindanaoan peoples. The traditional Iranun house consists of three levels - a basement, a main living area, and an upper tower room. Iranun weddings were traditionally a long process involving stages of observation, whispering between families, negotiation facilitated by elders, and the wedding ceremony itself. Musical instruments like kulintang and agong were commonly used during weddings and festivals.

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The Illanun called Iranun and Illianon as well, are

closely related culturally and linguistically to the

Maranao and Maguindanaoan. In Davao City, the

Iranun can be found in Ma-a and Sirawan, Toril.

They inhabited the area bordering Lanao del Sur

and Maguindanao province.

The traditional Iranun house is called the

Turogan. It consists of three storeys.

● First is the basement space or tunnel called

Kuta or Bag’r or Pacsol.

● Second is the main space for kitchen and

living spaces where the residents sleep and

also do domestic chores.

● Lastly, the tower is called gibbon, or bilik or

lamin or the princess room.


Mogah is a traditional hand-woven cotton cloth

used as a sarong or tubular skirt as part of the

traditional dress of Iranun and Bajau women, two

indigenous groups in the Kota Belud district on

the Tempasuk plain. The cloth has a distinctive

pattern of black bands interspersed with red or

yellow bands.

The kulintang, agong, gandingan, pamindira, and

dibakan were usually and commonly used as

musical instrument. It was called in the Iranun as

Lima A mamagenesupa (Lima Ka Daragia in

Ranaw). This musical instruments were usually

used during fiest day or durangna (wedding

ceremony).

During the ancient Iranun, wedding

fiest/ceremony was a long process. Parental

system was the usual practice. Iranun usually

practice maharlika system. The man who was

belonged to the ruling family of the village


marries the daughter of the ruling family of

other villages (Prince is for Princess Principle).

Iranun wedding process undergoes four stages.

These stages were: panunuriman (observation),

pangingidong (Whispering) from the kakamaman

side (groom side), sarangguni (actual negotiation

of the two parties facilitiated by other group,

usually the Council of Elders of the bride family),

and gurangna (wedding ceremony). In some cases,

sarangguni and gurangna were fused into one.

The Iranun take pride from their dishes such as

the diaterasa, which has shrimp, grated coconut,

spring onions, ginger and coconut milk wrapped in

balanghoy (cassava) leaves and eaten with yellow

rice.

For their sweet delicacies, they have dudul that

can be used as spread for breads and amik,

which is akin to the tinagtag.


Ukkil or okir are undoubtedly the most important

to the Maranao, Maguindanaon, Iranun, Tau Sug,

Sama, and Badjao of Mindanao.

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