Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Moro people, or Bangsamoro, are a population of ethnically indigenous Muslims in the Philippines, forming the largest non-Catholic group in the country, and comprising about 5% of the total Philippine population.There are various Moro ethnic groups, although other smaller tribes are also called "Moro", as the majority of their populations are also Muslims. The term came into use during the pre colonial period, when the Spaniards used the term Moros (Moors) when they see the Muslims as ethnic indigenous in the islands of Panay, Cebu and even to the Manila, to describe Muslim natives with similar beliefs in what they saw just just 50 years earlier in Spain during their Reconquista of Al Andalus in Southern Spain.The Moro people mostly live in Mindanao, Sulu and other parts of the southern Philippines. Due to continuous movement of peoples from before the 16th century until the modern day, Moro communities are found in all large cities in the Philippines such as Manila, Cebu and Davao City. In the last half of the 20th century, many Moros have emigrated to Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Newer communities can be found in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Semporna in Sabah, as well as in Brunei.. }
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- Moro_people abstract "The Moro people, or Bangsamoro, are a population of ethnically indigenous Muslims in the Philippines, forming the largest non-Catholic group in the country, and comprising about 5% of the total Philippine population.There are various Moro ethnic groups, although other smaller tribes are also called "Moro", as the majority of their populations are also Muslims. The term came into use during the pre colonial period, when the Spaniards used the term Moros (Moors) when they see the Muslims as ethnic indigenous in the islands of Panay, Cebu and even to the Manila, to describe Muslim natives with similar beliefs in what they saw just just 50 years earlier in Spain during their Reconquista of Al Andalus in Southern Spain.The Moro people mostly live in Mindanao, Sulu and other parts of the southern Philippines. Due to continuous movement of peoples from before the 16th century until the modern day, Moro communities are found in all large cities in the Philippines such as Manila, Cebu and Davao City. In the last half of the 20th century, many Moros have emigrated to Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Newer communities can be found in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Semporna in Sabah, as well as in Brunei.".