Maranao
/ˈmarənaʊ/(also Maranaw)
noun
1A member of a Moro people inhabiting the province of Lanao del Sur and parts of central Cotabato province on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, and some areas of northern Borneo.
2The Austronesian language of the Maranao.
adjective
Of or relating to the Maranao or their language.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Encyclopedia Americana. From Maranao Maranáw ‘People of the Lake’ (i.e. Lake Lanao) from ranaw lake.