Pirah

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| name = Pirah

| image = File:Mindanao pira yakan early-20thC.JPG

| caption = Yakan pirah with scabbard

| image_size = 300px

| origin = Philippines

| type = Knife or sword

| is_bladed = yes

| used_by = Yakan people, other peoples in Mindanao

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| blade_type = Single-edged, convex blade

| hilt_type = hardwood, carabao horn

| sheath_type = hardwood, carabao horn

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Pirah or pira is a type of Philippine bolo sword or knife characterized by a heavy blade and a wide tip. It superficially resembles a falchion but is much heavier. It is the traditional weapon favored by the Yakan people of Basilan Island. It usually features a kakatua ("cockatoo") hilt, which among the Yakan is distinctively elongated to function as arm support. Among Cebuano people and other Visayans, a similar sword is also known as the pira (the talibong), but differs in that it has an acutely pointed tip. Like other bolos, pirah were commonly used as farm implements, in addition to being used in combat.{{cite journal |last1=Lawrence |first1=Marc |title=Filipino Weapons from A to Z |publisher=Stephen K. Dowd|journal=Filipino Martial Arts Digest |date=2009 |url=https://www.southbayfmaclub.com/Articles/pdf/Special-Edition_Philippine-Weaponry.pdf}}{{cite web |title=Pira Cotabato |url=https://www.traditionalfilipinoweapons.com/shop/pira-cotabato-2/ |website=Traditional Filipino Weapons |access-date=17 July 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Zerrudo |first1=Maria Rosalie |title=Alchemy of fire and metal: The blade-making of Southeast Asian roots |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/313538 |access-date=17 July 2019 |work=SunStar Philippines |date=2 November 2013}}