Badjao
Also known as Bajau, Sama Dilaut
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The Badjao, or Sama Dilaut, are the sea-dwelling Sama people of the Sulu Sea, traditionally living on boats.
Sources on this group are thinner than for the largest groups. Figures are given only where a source states them, and this article will grow as more sources are added.
The Badjao (Bajau), also known as Sama Dilaut, are Sama-speaking people who have traditionally lived on boats and in stilt houses over shallow seas. The lists of Islamized groups place them in Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Basilan.[1]
Name and place
Dilaut means "of the sea". They are the best-known of the maritime peoples of the region and are related to the other Sama groups.[2]
Note on figures
The 2020 census release names the largest Muslim tribes and reports that all remaining groups are under 2.0% each; it gives no separate count for the Badjao.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ a b “Distribution of 13 Islamized ethnolinguistic groups”. Philippine Daily Inquirer, Opinion, 2012. Published October 20, 2012. News Retrieved 2026-10-28
- ↑ ^ “Moro people”. Wikipedia. Encyclopedia Retrieved 2026-10-28
- ↑ ^ Philippine Statistics Authority. “About one in every four household population has Tagalog as ethnicity (2020 Census of Population and Housing)”. Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census. Special release on ethnicity. Government Retrieved 2026-10-28
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