mə|gində|nau̇ noun
also ma·gin·da·naw -|nȯ
( plural magindanao or magindanaos also magindanaw or magindanaws )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Moro people inhabiting central Mindanao, Philippines
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Austronesian language of the Magindanao people being closely related to or a dialect of Maranao