Sama-Bajau peoples
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The Sama-Bajau peoples are a diverse group of traditionally seafaring, Austronesian ethnic communities of Maritime Southeast Asia, often known as “sea nomads” for their boat-dwelling lifestyle and close relationship with the ocean.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sama-Bajau | 7 |
| Sama-Bajau people | 7 |
| Bajau | 5 |
| Bajau people | 5 |
| Sama-Bajau peoples canonical | 2 |
| Bajau Laut | 1 |
| Bajau Sama | 1 |
| Sama-Bajau groups | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian peoples
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sama-Bajau peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bajau people
Sama people ⓘ Sama-Bajau peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Sama-Bajau
sea nomads ⓘ |
| associatedWithSea |
Celebes Sea
ⓘ
Coral Triangle ⓘ Sulu Sea ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
boat-building
ⓘ
freediving ⓘ spearfishing ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ pearling ⓘ sea cucumber harvesting ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroupOf | Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close relationship with the ocean
ⓘ
exceptional breath-holding ability ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
East Malaysia ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Sabah ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
Sulu Archipelago ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | sea-based mobility ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian expansion
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian expansion cultural sphere
|
| regionOfOrigin |
Sulu Archipelago
ⓘ
southern Philippines ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| speak |
Bajau language
ⓘ
Sama language ⓘ Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup ⓘ
surface form:
Sama–Bajaw languages
|
| subgroup |
East Coast Bajau
ⓘ
Sama Bangingiʼ ⓘ Sama Dea ⓘ Sama Dilaut ⓘ Sibutu ⓘ
surface form:
Sama Sibutu
Sama Sitangkai ⓘ Sama Ubian ⓘ Bajau West Coast ⓘ
surface form:
West Coast Bajau
|
| subjectOf | anthropological studies on sea nomads ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
boat-dwelling
ⓘ
nomadic ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| use |
houseboats
ⓘ
lepa-lepa boats ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau Laut
this entity surface form:
Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau Sama
this entity surface form:
Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau
this entity surface form:
Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Bajau
this entity surface form:
Bajau
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau groups
this entity surface form:
Sama-Bajau people