Tiruray

noun

Tir·​u·​ray

variants or less commonly Tirurai

¦tirə¦rī

plural Tiruray or Tirurays also Tirurai or Tirurais

1

a

: a predominantly pagan people in the western part of Cotabato province, central Mindanao, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Tiruray people

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