Bajau
Speech parts
1. Bajau - Noun
2. Bajau - Proper noun
Meaning
(geography) An island in Indonesia (part of the Riau Islands) with the coordinate location 3°7'31.84"N, 106°18'38.30"E.
(ethnology) The indigenous people native to Bajau island (part of modern-day Indonesia), these ethnic group nowadays predominantly inhabit the Bajau island and its adjacent regions in Indonesia and also expanded to the southern Philippines.
Bajau
(linguistic) The native language spoken by the Bajau people (the indigenous of Bajau island in Indonesia).
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The CSFI is lobbying for the municipal government of Maluso through its Sangguniang Bayan to make the Bajau Ongka-Ongka Festival an official celebration of the municipality.
Its main characteristic is the large hip and breast swings but nowadays it is danced with a faster tempo but less swings, called Igal-igal by the Bajau from Semporna District.
The East Coast Bajau on the other side are still living in traditional ways, with fishing became the main source of income.
The second largest indigenous group is the Bajau.