Moro tribe - Moro (English spelling)

Japanese: モロ族 - モロぞく（英語表記）Moro

A general term for Muslims living in the Philippines. The name Moro was given by the Spaniards, as was the case with the Moors (→Berbers) of North Africa, and includes many ethnic groups with different languages. The four most prominent groups are the Taosug and Samar on Sulu Island, the Maranao and Maguindanao on Mindanao Island. They are Malay in character, and make up about 5% of the total population of the Philippines. They belong to the Sunni sect of Islam, and are connected to Muslims in other regions through a tradition of pilgrimage, but their customs are similar to those of Indonesia and Malay, as they are a mixture of traditional religions and are cut off from other Filipinos for religious reasons. They are divided into three classes, centered on the Sultan, and although the Sultan's political power has disappeared, his customary influence is strong. The Taosug make their living as traders and sailors, the Samar fishermen, and the Maranao and Maguindanao farm. The former are particularly famous for their bronze crafts.

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Japanese:

フィリピンに居住するイスラム教徒の総称。モロの名称は，北アフリカのムーア人 (→ベルベル人 ) などと同様にスペイン人から与えられたもので，言語的にも異なる多くの民族集団を含み，スル島のタオスグ族，サマール族，ミンダナオ島のマラナオ族，マギンダナオ族の4集団がその代表的な存在。形質的にはマレー系で，人口はフィリピンの総人口のおよそ5%を占める。イスラム教のスンニー派に属し，巡礼の伝統により他地区のイスラム教徒と結ばれているが，伝統宗教が混合し，他のフィリピン人とは宗教的理由で断絶しているため，習俗はインドネシア，マレーなどと似ている。スルタンを中心に3階級に分れ，現在はスルタンの政治的権力は消滅したが，慣習的な影響力は強い。タオスグ族は貿易，船乗り，サマール族は漁業，マラナオ族とマギンダナオ族は農耕を生業とし，前者の青銅工芸は特に有名である。

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