Sama–Bajaw

E708203

ethnolinguistic group language group

Sama–Bajaw is a collective term for a group of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups and languages traditionally associated with seafaring communities in the southern Philippines, eastern Malaysia, and surrounding regions of Maritime Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Sama–Bajaw canonical	5

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnolinguistic group ⓘ language group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bajau Laut (for some groups) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sama-Bajau NERFINISHED ⓘ Sama-Bajaw peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancestralHomeland	Sulu Archipelago region NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Celebes Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulu Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulu Sultanate (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalTrait	boat-dwelling tradition ⓘ free-diving for fish and sea products ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Maritime Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnogenesisRegion	Sulu–Celebes Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage	Bajau languages ⓘ Sama language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Badjao people NERFINISHED ⓘ Bajau people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sama people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sama–Bajaw languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily	Sama–Bajaw languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageType	spoken languages ⓘ
linguisticBranchOf	Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
migrationPattern	inter-island mobility in Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ
notableSubgroup	Central Sama NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangutaran Sama NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Sama NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Bajau NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakan-related Sama groups ⓘ
partOf	Maritime Southeast Asian cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Celebes Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Maritime Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulawesi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulu Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Malaysia ⓘ southern Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
subclassOf	Austronesian ethnic groups ⓘ Austronesian languages ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle	maritime nomadism ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	fishing ⓘ seafaring ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script (for many modern uses) ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pangutaran Sama → subgroup → Sama–Bajaw ⓘ

Central Sama → languageGroup → Sama–Bajaw ⓘ

Southern Sama → languageBranch → Sama–Bajaw ⓘ

West Coast Bajau → subgroup → Sama–Bajaw ⓘ

Mapun → languageGroup → Sama–Bajaw ⓘ