Sama people

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The Sama people are a seafaring Austronesian ethnic group of maritime communities in the southern Philippines, Sabah, and surrounding regions, traditionally known for their boat-dwelling lifestyle and fishing-based economy.

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Sama people canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian people
ethnic group
indigenous people of Malaysia
indigenous people of the Philippines
alsoKnownAs Sama-Bajau peoples
surface form: Bajau

Sama-Bajau peoples
surface form: Sama-Bajau

Samal
culturalRegion Celebes Sea
Maritime Southeast Asia
Sulu Sea
ethnicGroupOf Brunei Darussalam
surface form: Brunei

Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
historicalAssociation Sultanate of Sulu
knownFor exceptional free-diving ability
houseboats
maritime navigation skills
stilt houses over water
languageFamily Austronesian languages
migrationPattern seasonal sea nomadism
primaryRegions Celebes Sea
Sabah
Celebes Sea
surface form: Sulawesi Sea

Sulu Archipelago
Tawi-Tawi
Zamboanga Peninsula
southern Philippines
relatedEthnicGroup Bugis
surface form: Bugis people

Iranun people
Makassarese people
surface form: Makassar people

Tausug people
religion Sunni Islam
folk Islam
pre-Islamic indigenous beliefs
settlementType coastal villages
offshore stilt settlements
speakLanguage Bajau language
Sama language
Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup
surface form: Sama–Bajaw languages

Sinama
subgroup Pangutaran Sama
Sama Bangingiʼ
surface form: Sama Bangingi

Sama Dilaut
Sama Ubian
surface form: Sama Siasi

Sama Ubian
surface form: Sama Simunul
traditionalEconomy fishing
maritime trade
pearling
sea cucumber harvesting
traditionalLifestyle boat-dwelling
seafaring

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Sama language spokenBy Sama people
Pangutaran Sama spokenBy Sama people
Pangutaran Sama ethnicity Sama people
Central Sama spokenBy Sama people
Central Sama ethnicGroupAssociated Sama people
Southern Sama ethnicGroup Sama people
Sibutu Sama ethnicGroup Sama people
Sama-Bajau peoples alsoKnownAs Sama people