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Maranao legends and tales, in Maranao and Filipino, for the Commission on the Filipino Language.
Sandor B. Abad researched and gathered this collection of Maranao legends and stories, as its subtitle, Mga Piling Alamat at Kuwento (selected legends and tales), says. The texts are given in Maranao and in Filipino. Rogelio G. Mangahas and Roberto T. Añonuevo served as consultants and editors for the Filipino. The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino published it in 2013 in its Aklat ng Bayan series.
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