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The Sama-Bajau include several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia.The name collectively refers to related people who usually call themselves the Sama or Samah (formally A'a Sama, "Sama people"); [5] or are known by the exonym Bajau (/ ˈ b ɑː dʒ aʊ, ˈ b æ-/, also spelled Badjao, Bajaw, Badjau, Badjaw, Bajo or Bayao).
Lepa, also known as lipa or lepa-lepa, are indigenous ships of the Sama-Bajau people in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. They were traditionally used as houseboats by the seagoing Sama Dilaut. Since most Sama have abandoned exclusive sea-living, modern lepa are instead used as fishing boats and cargo vessels. [1]
Sama-Bajau, other Moro peoples, other Austronesian peoples The Iranun are an Austronesian ethnic group native to southwestern Mindanao , Philippines . They are ethnically and culturally closely related to the Maranao , and Maguindanaon , all three groups being denoted as speaking Danao languages and giving name to the island of Mindanao .
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The Tausug of the era had trade relations with neighboring Tausug banwas, the Yakan people of Basilan, and the nomadic Sama-Bajau. The Tausug were Islamized in the 14th century and established the sultanate of Sulu in the 15th century, [10] [11] and eventually dominated the local Sama-Bajau people of the Sulu archipelago,
Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling [1] or Mengalai [2] in Sabah) [3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago [4] and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah. [3] [5] [6] The dance has a similarity to classical Balinese and Thai dances, [7] [8] and involves the movements of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists [9]
A Sama-Bajau fishing vinta in Zamboanga with the characteristic colorful sails (c.1923) A small Sama-Bajau tondaan with sails deployed (c.1904) Two large Moro vinta from Mindanao in the houseboat (palau) configuration (c.1920) [1] The vinta is a traditional outrigger boat from the Philippine island of Mindanao.
Djenging is a type of large double-outrigger plank boat built by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines. It is typically used as a houseboat, though it can be converted to a sailing ship. It was the original type of houseboat used by the Sama-Bajau before it was largely replaced by the lepa after World War II.