I agree with Rick. This looks like a late 19th/early 20th C Maranao kris. There is an obvious visible line that suggests a separate gangya.
The apparent shortness of a kris like this is not uncommon (yours is not really that much shorter than many kris), even on relatively modern kris. We tend to look at the more massive examples from the late 19th C and consider them the norm, but smaller versions have been made through the 19th and into the 20th C.
Whether shorter versions are intended for children, or perhaps women (Moro women did fight beside the men in defense of their homes), is hard to say.
Ian.
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