Bajo people
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The Bajo people are an indigenous seafaring ethnic group of maritime nomads in Indonesia, traditionally living on boats and coastal stilt houses and renowned for their deep connection to the sea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
maritime people ⓘ sea nomads ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bajau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sama-Bajau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSea |
Celebes Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flores Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulawesi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challenge |
declining fish stocks
ⓘ
restrictions on traditional fishing grounds ⓘ vulnerability to climate change and sea-level rise ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countryPresence |
Brunei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
boat-building traditions
ⓘ
free-diving skills ⓘ oral storytelling traditions ⓘ strong spiritual connection to the sea ⓘ |
| divingAdaptation | unusually high breath-hold capacity observed in some communities ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
marine trade ⓘ sea cucumber harvesting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | intangible cultural heritage (local and national recognition in parts of Indonesia) ⓘ |
| historicalMobility | highly mobile by sea ⓘ |
| language | Bajo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| livelihoodDependence | marine resources ⓘ |
| modernTrend | increasing sedentarization in coastal villages ⓘ |
| navigationKnowledge | traditional knowledge of currents and reefs ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
breath-hold diving
ⓘ
underwater fishing ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Sama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
animist beliefs ⓘ folk Islam ⓘ |
| settlementPattern |
coastal villages
ⓘ
offshore stilt settlements ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | kin-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalBoatType |
lepa-lepa
ⓘ
perahu ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling |
houseboat
ⓘ
stilt house ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
maritime nomadism
ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ |
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