Bajau |
Batek |
Bidayuh |
Bugis |
Chewong |
Iban |
Jahai |
Jah Hut |
Jakun |
Kadazan
Dusun |
Kedayan |
Kensiu |
Lanoh |
Mah Meri |
Melanaus |
Mendriq |
Murut |
Penan |
Semai |
Semang |
Semelai |
Semoq
Beri |
Senoi | Temiar |
Temuan |
| Bajau |
|
| Indigenous Group |
Bajau
(Also known as: Illanun; Badjao; Bajaw; Bajo; Suluk;
Obian; Orang Sama; Sama Dilaut; Sea Gypsies; Binadan) |
| Location |
Malaysia,
Western Sabah, particularly Mengkabonh and Tempasuk |
| Estimated Population |
367,408
(2000, Housing Census of Malaysia) |
| Environment |
Coastal |
| Lifestyle |
Semi-nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Fishing /
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Nearly
Untouched |
| Language Family |
Bajau,
west coast
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western
Malayo-Polynesian, Sama-Bajaw, Sulu-Borneo, Borneo Coast Bajaw
Alternative Names: Land Bajaw, West Coast Bajao
Dialects: Kota Belud, Kawang, Putatan, Paper, Banggi,
Sandakan
Bajau, Pitas Bajau
|
| Website URLs |
Borneo Trade,
Main Towns
Ethnicity
and Religion
Ethnologue
Report for Language Code BDR
Peoples of
the World: The Bajau
|
| NGOs |
None Found |
|
