People of the Seas

This section of OceanWaveSail is dedicated to the The People of the Sea. It is a small compendium of nomadic tribes living off and on the sea.

It will be improved over time, adding original parts that we hope you will find interesting. It is mostly about their way of life, a bit of history, and their relationship with the sea, which their lives depend from.

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Sama-Bajau

Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia

Sama-Bajau

The dominant ethnic group of the islands of Tawi-Tawi
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Orang Laut

Are several seafaring ethnic groups and tribes

Orang Laut

Thet are living around Singapore, peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian Riau Islands
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Tanka

The Tankas or boat people are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China

Tanka

Tankas have traditionally lived on junks
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Moken

An Austronesian people of the Mergui Archipelago

Moken

Moken live a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle heavily based on the sea
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Urak Lawoi

An Aboriginal Malay people residing on the islands off the western coast of Thailand

Urak Lawoi

They are seafarers
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Jalia Kaibarta

A community of people of low ritual status, fishermen

Jalia Kaibarta

They later acquired respectable caste identities within the larger Hindu fold
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