Sama-Bajau
Asiaprimarily hunter-gatherersMap
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The Sama-Bajau are a traditionally nomadic, boat-dwelling “sea-people” found in coastal areas from eastern Borneo to the Moluccas, and from southern Mindanao to the Lesser Sunda Islands. Sustained primarily by fishing, a large and growing proportion are land-dwelling horticulturalists, vendors and laborers, fully converted to Islam. Boat-dwellers have retained a strongly egalitarian ethos and elements of their indigenous religious practices.
Identifier
Region
- Asia
Subregion
- Southeast Asia
Subsistence Type
- primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Philippines