Usage Note
Jangan refers to an indigenous ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines, sometimes associated with Mindanao. The term appears in anthropological literature on Philippine indigenous communities and is used respectfully in scholarly and government contexts.
Examples
" Taga-Mindanao ang mga Jangan. "
Natural Translation
The Jangan are from Mindanao.
Literal Translation
From-Mindanao the people Jangan.
" Nag-aaral ang mga anthropologist sa kultura ng mga Jangan. "
Natural Translation
Anthropologists are studying the culture of the Jangan.
Literal Translation
Studying the anthropologists in-the culture of-the people Jangan.
" Kahit kaunti na lang ang nakakaalam tungkol sa kanila, mayaman pa rin sa tradisyon ang mga Jangan na naninirahan sa timog. "
Natural Translation
Even though only a few people still know about them, the Jangan who live in the south are still rich in tradition.
Literal Translation
Even-though few only the knowing about them, rich still in tradition the people Jangan who living in south.
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