Yakan refers to the majority Muslim group in Basilan, an island just south of Zamboanga province in Mindanao. The Spaniards called them Sameacas and considered them an aloof and sometimes hostile hill people (Wulff 1978:149; Haylaya 1980:13). The Yakan have Malay features. They are small of frame, with brown skin, slanting eyes and black hair - ch...
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(from the article `Basilan`) The inhabitants are Yakans, descendants of early Papuan settlers who were converted to Islm during the 14th century. Their culture includes many ...
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