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		The Bajau of Indonesia live primarily on the islands and in the coastal districts of Sulawesi.
		Bajau Banadan (This sub-group, live mostly in Kudat, and have origins in the Philippines, hence although living among Malay peoples for a substantial part of their history, are also able to converse in the Philippine Tausug and Samal languages.)
		The Ubian Bajau, due to their nomadic marine lifestyle, are much less adherent to orthodox Islam, and practice more of a folk hybrid, revering local sea spirits, known in Islamic terminology as Jinn.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bajau (1355 words)

	Sabah, Eco-Treasures from Top to Bottom
		The Bajau of Kota Belud have been dubbed as “Cowboys of the East” for their highly skilled horsemanship and they are also excellent buffalo rearers.
		The Bajau bride’s blouse or badu sipak has long extended sleeves which are slashed at the elbows, giving the blouse a soft flowing effect.
		Beeswax is smoothed on the Bajau man’s moustache to keep it slick while Bajau women use beeswax as lip salve.
	www.hotelreservation.com.my /hotel/sabah/culture/bajau.htm (776 words)

	IDRAP : Bajau People
		The term Bajau is applied to a variety of seafaring peoples whose scattered settlements extend across the South China Sea.
		The outward spread of the Bajau seems to have been associated with the development of a sea trade in trepang (a sea slug), which is known as a Chinese delicacy.
		The Bajau are Sunni Muslims of the Shafiite branch.
	www.idrap.or.id /en/ethno_bajau.htm (566 words)

	Indigenous Peoples of the World - The Bajau
		Many Bajau still practice that same lifestyle to this day, which explains why they are still commonly called "sea gypsies." They chart particularly the waters of the Sulu Sea, off the southwestern coast of the Philippines, and the various seas that surround the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
		The Bajau, like any distinct group, have lost some of their heritage as some of their stories were never re-told to the next generation.
		Bajau are losing their boat-building craft as they replace their hand-made lipa-lipa boats with commercially built, mass-produced ones.
	www.peoplesoftheworld.org /text?people=Bajau (1133 words)

	List of past and present events at Sabah Museum
		It is said that the word "Bajau" was given by the Brunei Sultan to a group of peoples at His territories at Sabah in the 17
		The Bajau / Sama are very skillful in producing colourful handicrafts such as textiles and household implements.
		The Binadan of Kudat are well known for their kain pis which is a richly embroided one-metre piece of two-facing pieces of cloth and worn by the Rungus (Kadazandusun group) as headgear.
	www.mzm.sabah.gov.my /currevents.htm (536 words)

	Bajau Dancer
		The Bajau couple dressed in the traditional Bajau costumes with the woman wearing the gold ornate sarimpak headpiece, circle about each other with the woman coming to rest in a seated position while the man standing behind her.
		This Bajau dance is performed during weddings and other social and cultural occasions such as the Annual Cultural Carnival in Tawau.
		The Bajau women are well known for the weaving and needlework skills.
	www.etawau.com /HTML/Gallery/BajauDancer.htm (254 words)

	Semporna Islands Project Projek Pulau - Pulau Semporna
		Bajaus probably settled here some time in the past, but the present Kg Sebangkat dates from around 1977 (Piper, 1981) and was established by Bajau and Suluks from Zamboanga in the southern Philippines.
		28 houses are occupied by Bajaus, 16 by Suluks, and 9 by Bajau Laut.
		Bajau Laut also used the island for cutting up sharks, and there were vertebrae scattered along the shore.
	www.mcsuk.org /semporna/mplan/35.htm (2693 words)

	Bajau
		The Bajau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia.
		They are thought to have originated from the Philippines-Sulawesi coasts (although Bajau legends state that they originated from members of the royal guard of the Sultan of Johor who settled along the east coast of Borneo after being driven there by storms.
		The west coast Bajau took to farming and cattle-rearing for a living, and have the nickname of âCowboys of the Eastâ, in tribute to their equestrian skills.
	www.measuroo.com /eth-B/Bajau.php (475 words)

	Bajau - Un-Reached People Group Of Indonesia
		Today, only a small number of Bajau are boat dwellers, or "Sea Gypsies." Their numbers have declined rapidly during the last century.
		Among the decreasing number of boat dwellers, local Bajau communities consist of scattered groups composed of families whose members regularly return to a common anchorage site which are generally organized around smaller family alliance groups.
		Although there is currently one missions agency working among the Bajau, very few of the boat dwellers have accepted Jesus as their Savior.
	www.seamist.org /peoples/bajau-indo.shtml (562 words)

	Keruak.com - Information and knowledge, the world at your fingertips.
		Many Bajau still practice that same lifestyle to this very day, which explains why they are still commonly called 'sea gypsies'.
		The most illustrious of the Kota Belud Bajau families is the Keruak Clan whose sons have gone on to become Chief Ministers and one of the Governors of Sabah.
		Salah satu daerah yang dikuasai bangsa Bajau adalah Kota Belud, sebuah Bandar kira-kira 48 kilometer dari ibu negeri Kota Kinabalu.
	www.keruak.com /about_keruak.shtml (534 words)

	Momentum 2005-09/10 Unreached: Bijau of Indonesia
		The Bajau (also called the Bayo, Gaj, Luaan, or Lutaos) are a highly mobile maritime people group that are found throughout the coastal areas of Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Sumatera, and Flores in Indonesia.
		The largest numbers of Bajau are found on the islands and in the coastal districts of Sulawesi.
		Their everyday language is the Bajau language, which is a branch of the Melayu (Malay) cluster.
	www.momentum-mag.org /200509/momentum200509-46-profile.htm (514 words)

	Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia -- News Headlines
		"We hope through the trip, Usbo would be able to rekindle the spirit among the Bajaus to appreciate and to enhance their grasp of the mother tongue, including helping the organisation to spread its effort to enhance the language," he said.
		According to him, the Bajau ethnic group that comprised more than 12 sub-ethnic groups is very rich in its cultural and customary heritage that should be properly managed and enhanced.
		Among its objectives, he said, is to defend the plight and welfare of the Bajau community throughout the State in all aspects.
	www.dailyexpress.com.my /news.cfm?NewsID=45013 (341 words)

	Bajau help – Wiki at Help.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Bajau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and parts of Sarawak.
		They were sometimes referred to as the Sea Gypsies, although the term has been used to encompass a number of non-related ethnic groups with similar traditional lifestyles.
		The outward spread of the Bajau seems to have been associated with the development of sea trade in trepang.
	www.help.com /wiki/Bajau (160 words)

	Twilight of the Sea People
		Hadji Musa Malabong, a Bajau from Sitangkai who now works with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, said that in the old days, the sound of the tribe's musical instruments such as the tambul, kulintangan and agung could be heard from miles during celebrations such as weddings.
		The Bajau bride of today no longer dons the batawi, a tight-fitting and bejeweled blouse that is paired with a cotton belt known as kandit, for her special day; it now has to be a Western-style wedding gown.
		Some social workers also say that the Bajau's distrust of outsiders is a hindrance to efforts to help the tribe "develop." Arnel Alcober, a Claretian missionary working with the Bajau in Teheman, says that when he first arrived here, he found himself sighing in frustration several times.
	www.pcij.org /imag/EarthWatch/bajau2.html (943 words)

	SSPP: Challenges for sustainability in cultures where regard for the future may not be present (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The term “Bajau” is applied to a variety of seafaring peoples whose scattered settlements extend across the South China Sea.Known variously as Badjaw, Bajau, Sama di Laut, or Bajo, they are one of three major groups of nomadic, or formerly nomadic, maritime foraging societies native to Insular Southeast Asia.
		The Bajau village is built almost entirely on foundations of coral mined from the area nearest to the settlement (Figure 1).
		The Bajau village experiences high energy storm waves during December through February and the loss of the protective coral barrier will have severe consequences for the erosion rates of the sand flats upon which the village is situated.
	ejournal.nbii.org /progress/2006fall/communityessay.crabbe-print.html (2647 words)

	All Malaysia.info
		The Bajau is the second largest ethnic group in Sabah (fewer in number than the Kadazan Dusun), making up 13.2%* of the total population of the state.
		For instance, the east coast Bajau are synonymous with the Regatta Lepa Semporna, an annual celebration that highlights and commemorates the tradition of boatbuilding.
		[Irenena Obon, The Sama Horsemen (Persatuan Seni Budaya Bajau, Sabah)]
	allmalaysia.info /msiaknow/ethnicity/bajau_ethnicity.asp (638 words)

	Dastar of Sabah, Malaysia : journeymalaysia.com
		Descendants of great horseback warriors, the Bajau are fiercely proud of their heritage and this can be seen in the design and motifs of the dastar headgear.
		The difference between the Bajau loom and the Iban back-strap loom is that the former is wider and has a comb known as a surud incorporated into the loom.
		There is still demand for Bajau weaving in the minority groups as headgear for ceremonial rites such as for weddings and social events.
	www.journeymalaysia.com /MCUL_dastar.htm (392 words)

	Ethnologue: Malaysia, Sabah
		Dialects: WEST COAST BAJAU, PITAS BAJAU, SANDAKAN BAJAU, KOTA BELUD, KAWANG, PUTATAN.
		Related to, but a distinct language from Sama (East Coast Bajau) groups of Malaysia and Philippines, and Indonesian Bajau (K. Pallesen SIL 1977).
		(BAJAU BUKIT) [DPP] 600 to 800 (1985 SIL).
	www.christusrex.org /www3/ethno/MalQ.html (2519 words)

	The Journal of History - Fall 2002
		For she is one of the Bajau, and for many years now, these once proud people have been taking steps that have broken their own hearts, and have led them farther away from what they used to be - self-reliant people of the sea.
		Here in Basilan and elsewhere, Bajau boat communities have coalesced into larger pole house villages, where their ways are slowly being taken over by those of the surrounding shore population, and where they now live in abject poverty.
		Unable to fish and fearing for their safety, the Bajau have been forced to abandon their traditional homes on boats for stilt houses where they thought they would be able to live in peace.
	truedemocracy.net /td2_4/38-sea.html (2724 words)

	The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles
		Their scattered settlements are found across Southeast Asia from the Philippines, through eastern and northern Borneo; and from Sulawesi and the Little Sunda Islands of Indonesia, to the Mergui Archipelago off southern Myanmar.
		The Bajau are Sunni Muslims of the Shafiite branch.
		of the Philippines, the Bajau Kagayan, Central Sama, Kalagan, Magindanaw, Northern Sinama, Pangutaran Sama, Southern Sama, Tausug, and Yakan.
	www.global12project.com /2004/profiles/p_code4/1104.html (796 words)

	Sabah History & Culture - Kadazan, Dusun, Bajau, Murut
		Sabah’s 2 million residents are a diverse mix of races, with the Kadazan, Bajau and Murut forming the main indigenous groups.
		The Bajaus are known for their many skills, from farming rice to rearing water buffaloes and making boats to riding horses.
		A peaceful lot, the Bajaus often put on shows demonstrating their awesome skill in horse-riding and handling for visitors during the annual ‘Tamu Besar’ Festival in Kota Belud.
	www.borneo-hotels.com /sabah/history.htm (474 words)

	Sabah Tourism Board Official Website
		The Kota Belud Bajau Horseman are the famous Cowboys of the East.
		The horseman's seluar sampit is balck, and both the shirt and trousers have gold lace trimmings sewn on.
		Perhaps the most interesting thing about the Bajau horseman is his horse, or rather pony.
	www.sabahtourism.com /culture.php?ID=7 (263 words)

	Ateneo Peace Institute
		This first issue publishes the main papers and two key speeches delivered during the National Conference on the History and Culture of the Bajau.
		Wilfredo Torres, III) to an open-ended discussion on the disappearing Bajau boat-bulding technology and the preservation of thie material culture (by Prof.
		Artemio Barbosa), from a preservation of the case for a special educational program and curriculum for the Bajau (by Dr. Saladin Teo) to an explosion on current efforts to help them (by Mrs.
	www.adzu.edu.ph /api/publication/j1.html (499 words)

	Where the spirits roam.
		A Bajau village on the island of Mindanao, in the Philippines.
		From Indonesia to the Philippines, the Orang Laut, Moken and Bajau oscillate between land and sea.
		The Orang Laut are settled on fixed sites in estuaries, while the Moken and Bajau move from one temporary mooring to another in lagoons or along beaches and the leeward edges of islands.
	www.unesco.org /courier/1998_08/uk/dossier/txt38.htm (1142 words)

	Joshua Project - Bajau Kagayan, Sama Mapun of Philippines Ethnic People Profile
		The Bajau Kagayan of the Philippines speak Mapun Sama, which is quite similar to Central Sama.
		Among the Bajau Kagayan, marriage is either arranged by the parents or initiated by elopement or abduction.
		The Bajau Kagayan are Sunni Muslims of the Shafiite branch.
	www.joshuaproject.net /peopctry.php?rop3=100800&rog3=RP (1211 words)

	Pakaian Tradisi Suku Kaum Bajau
		Wanita Bajau di Kota Belud menjahit sulaman pada kain sarung panjang berwarna hitam yang mereka pakai.
		Orang Bajau dan Iranun di Kota Belud menenun kain dastar tradisional yang dipakai oleh kebanyakkan kumpulan etnik yang lain di Sabah.
		Tali pinggang perak berbentuk syiling dengan gesper lebar dengan cantuman yang dipanggil supu iaitu perak bulat yang digunakan sebagai tempat menyimpan rokok oleh orang Bajau.
	www.ssl.sabah.gov.my /clh/kebudayaan/pakaian/pakaian_bajau.htm (357 words)

	Joshua Project - Bajau Kagayan, Sama Mapun of Malaysia Ethnic People Profile
		The Bajau peoples are classified by the government as Bajau, which is a group of predominantly Muslim people living along the west coast of Sabah.
		This language is mutually unintelligible with the Sama (East Coast Bajau) languages spoken on Sabah's east coast and in the region of the Sulu Sea.
		The origin of the Bajau peoples is not certain, however, there is a documented report of their presence in the Kota Belud district in the 1850s and 1860s.
	www.joshuaproject.net /peopctry.php?rog3=MY&rop3=100800 (973 words)

	SIL: Malaysian Bajau visit New Zealandâs Maori
		He added, "We hope, through the trip, USBO will be able to rekindle the spirit among the Bajaus to appreciate and to enhance their grasp of the mother tongue, including helping the organization spread its effort to enhance the language.
		The Bajau ethnic group is composed of several sub-ethnic groups with a heritage rich in culture and customs needing to be properly preserved and developed.
		The Bajau are traditionally sea faring, and possess an endangered artistry of skillfully handcrafting fishing canoes and migratory vessels.
	www.sil.org /sil/news/2006/MalaysiaBanjau.htm (394 words)

	BAJAU - The Linux Center / Standard Services
		Software support is limited to basic setup and configuration of the operating system and may not include advanced configuration of system services.
		Diagnosis may require that Bajau Support Team collect additional information and attempt to re-produce the error.
		Bajau is under no circumstances responsible for loss of software or data.
	www.bajau.com /services_standard.php (199 words)

	BigO Worldwide
		A mix of oral history and coffee-table hardcover, The Keruak Clan: Portrait Of A Bajau Patriot is a new book about a leader from Sabah (in East Malaysia) who was not only the head of state but one of the state's governors as well.
		During the Middle Ages, a prevalent practice among prominent European families was to engage artists and painters to highlight the exploits and greatness of a family member and, by extension, extol the virtues of said family.
		The Bajau is one of the three main indigenous groups in Sabah - the other major groups are the Kadazan-Dusun and the Murut respectively.
	www.bigomagazine.com /features05/keruakclan.html (772 words)

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