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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.

From moorage to village

Reflections on Bajau History

Social organization of the Tawi-Tawi Badjaw

Religious beliefs of the Tawi-Tawi Bajau

The boats of the Tawi-Tawi Bajau, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines

The sea people of Sulu

Bajau sex and reproduction

Magosaha

Seven fathoms

Keeping the peace in an island world

Kinship and contiguity

The Bajau Laut

Literary form in Bajau Laut riddles

The lifestyle of the Badjaos

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Jumala, Francis C.	From moorage to village	2011
Nimmo, Harry	Reflections on Bajau History	1968
Nimmo, Harry	Social organization of the Tawi-Tawi Badjaw	1965
Nimmo, Harry	Religious beliefs of the Tawi-Tawi Bajau	1990
Nimmo, Harry	The boats of the Tawi-Tawi Bajau, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines	1990
Nimmo, Harry	The sea people of Sulu	1972
Nimmo, Harry	Bajau sex and reproduction	1970
Nimmo, Harry	Magosaha	2000
Sather, Clifford	Seven fathoms	1975
Sather, Clifford	Keeping the peace in an island world	2004
Sather, Clifford	Kinship and contiguity	1976
Sather, Clifford	The Bajau Laut	1997
Sather, Clifford	Literary form in Bajau Laut riddles	1975
Teo, Saladin S.	The lifestyle of the Badjaos	1989

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