The Yakan people are among the major Filipino ethnolinguistic groups in the Sulu Archipelago. Having a significant number of followers of Islam, it is considered one of the 13 Muslim groups in the Philippines. The Yakans mainly reside in Basilan but are also in Zamboanga City.

Yakan, ethnic group living primarily on Basilan Island but also on Sacol, Malanipa, and Tumalutab islands, all off the southern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula, in the southern Philippines. Smaller groups of Yakan live elsewhere in the Philippines—particularly on the island of Mindanao —as well as in Sabah , East Malaysia .

2022年9月20日 · Yakan refers to the majority Muslim group in Basilan, an island province just south of Zamboanga peninsula. “ Basilan ” may mean “the waterway into the sea” or may derive from the Yakan word for “the way to the iron” because of the presence of minerals in the island. It measures 1,358 square kilometers, the largest in the Sulu archipelago.

The Yakan are one of the Muslim peoples of the southern Philippines. They live on the island of Basilan, just off the southwestern point of Mindanao. Location. Basilan is located at 6 ° 40 ′ N and 122 ° 00 ′ E, with a total area of 1,283 square kilometers.

The Yakan are the indigenous inhabitants of the island province of Basilan in Sulu Archipelago, southern Philippines. The Yakan women are known to be the finest weavers in the Philippines and entire Southeast Asia.

The word Yakan means “Dayak Origin,” as they are believed to be descendants of the Orang Dyaks or Tagihamas of eastern Indonesia. They speak a dialect of Sama language and are culturally influenced in some respect by the Tausug.

2022年4月17日 · What does “Yakan” mean? The Yakans are one of the indigenous groups that first settled in the Basilan Islands where the traditional weaving first started. Because of the political unrest that led to armed conflicts between the militant Muslims and government soldiers in the 70s and the 90s, the community had to flee and took refuge in ...

The Yakan have a rich musical tradition, which may be broadly divided into instrumental and vocal. Yakan musical instruments are made of bamboo, wood, and metal. Their musical instruments also demonstrate the influence of the traditional cycle of rice production in their lives.

The island of Basilan just off the southern tip of the Zamboanga peninsula of western Mindanao, and the islands of Sakol, Malanipa, and Tumalutab east of Zamboanga are inhabited by the Yakan.

The Yakan are in many respects culturally related to other Muslim groups (Moros), not merely in religion. There has been contact with the Tausug and Sama, and especially with the Sama there is much cultural similarity. However, the Yakan have their own identifiable culture.