Manobo
/məˈnəʊbəʊ/noun
1A member of a group of proto-Malay peoples of Mindanao in the Philippines.
2Any of various dialects comprising a subdivision of the Southern Philippine subgroup of the Malayo-Polynesian language family.
adjective
Of or relating to the Manobo or their language.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Anthropologist. Manobo self-designation, lit. ‘river people’.