Tausūg people

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Ethnic group Tausug women in a traditional Tausug fan dance . The Tausūg or Suluk people are an ethnic group of Sulu and Malaysia . The term Tausūg was derived from two words tau and sūg (or suluk ) meaning "people of the current", referring to their homelands in the Sulu Archipelago . Sūg and suluk both mean the same thing, with the former being the phonetic evolution in Sulu of the latter (the L being dropped and thus the two short U's merging into one long U). The Tausūg people in Sabah refer to themselves as Tausūg but refers to their race as Suluk as documented in official documents such as birth certificates in Sabah , Malaysia . The Tausūg are part of the wider political identity of Muslim of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan known as Moro ethnic group, who constitute the third largest Ethnic groups of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan . They originally had an independent state known as the Sulu Sultanate , which once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan , Palawan , Sulu , Tawi-Tawi , and the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah (formerly North Borneo ).

Ethnic group Regions with significant populations Philippines ( Basilan , Palawan , Sulu , Tawi-Tawi , Manila , Cebu , Davao , Cagayan de Oro , Zamboanga ) Malaysia (North-eastern part of Sabah , Kuala Lumpur , Johor ) Indonesia ( North Kalimantan ) Languages Tausūg , Zamboangueño Chavacano , Cebuano , Tagalog , English , Malay , Indonesian Religion Predominantly Sunni Islam , small Christian minority (particularly Roman Catholicism ) Related ethnic groups Moros , Lumad , Visayans , Malay people , Filipino people , and other Austronesian people The Tausūg or Suluk people are an ethnic group of the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia . The Tausūg are part of the wider political identity of Muslims of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan known as the Moro ethnic group, who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindanao , Sulu and Palawan . They originally had an independent state known as the Sulu Sultanate , which once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan , Palawan , Sulu , Tawi-Tawi , the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah (formerly North Borneo ) and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Ethnic group The Tausūg or Suluk ( ) are an ethnic group of the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia . The Tausūg are part of the wider political identity of Muslims of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. Most of the Tausugs have converted into the religion of Islam whose members are now more known as the Moro group, who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindanao , Sulu and Palawan . The Tausugs originally had an independent state known as the Sulu Sultanate , which once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan , Palawan , Sulu , Tawi-Tawi , Zamboanga City , the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah (formerly North Borneo ) and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Austronesian ethnic group ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Ethnic group The Tausūg ( ), are an ethnic group of the Philippines and Malaysia . A small population can also be found in the northern part of North Kalimantan , Indonesia . The Tausūg are part of the wider political identity of Muslim Filipinos of western Mindanao , the Sulu archipelago , and southern Palawan , collectively referred to as the Moro people . The Tausugs originally had an independent state known as the Sultanate of Sulu , which once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan , Palawan , Sulu , Tawi-Tawi , Zamboanga City , North Kalimantan and the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah (formerly North Borneo ). They are also known in the Malay language as Suluk .