Manobo people
Sign in to saveThe Manobò (sometimes also spelled Menobò, Manuvù , Menuvù , or Minuvù) are a group of indigenous peoples who reside in Mindanao in the Philippines, whose core lands cover most of the Mindanao island group, from Sarangani island into the Mindanao mainland in the regions of Agusan, Davao, Bukidnon, Surigao, Misamis, and Cotabato. The Manobo are considered the most diverse among the many indigenous peoples of the Philippines, with the largest number of subgroups within its family of languages. The Philippine Statistics Authority listed 644,904 persons as Manobo in its 2020 Census of Population a
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The Manobò (sometimes also spelled Menobò, Manuvù , Menuvù , or Minuvù) are a group of indigenous peoples who reside in Mindanao in the Philippines, whose core lands cover most of the Mindanao island group, from Sarangani island into the Mindanao mainland in the regions of Agusan, Davao, Bukidnon, Surigao, Misamis, and Cotabato. The Manobo are considered the most diverse among the many indigenous peoples of the Philippines, with the largest number of subgroups within its family of languages. The Philippine Statistics Authority listed 644,904 persons as Manobo in its 2020 Census of Population and Housing.
== Subgroups == thumb|A Bagobo (Manobo) woman of the Matigsalug people from Davao thumb|Datu Manib, a bagani of the Bagobo, with family, followers, and two missionaries ()
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