All Bajau are Sama-Bajau speakers but not all Sama-Bajau speakers are Bajau. Includes ten different languages which are mostly Philippines spoken by Yakan and Samal. Eastern Indonesian speak a single language known as Indonesian Bajau. In the eastern coastal districts of Sabah, two varieties of Bajau spoken; known as Central and Southern Sama. West Coast Bajau spoken in northern and western districs from Kuala Penyu to Terusan. Bajau Laut (boat nomadic) don't have the same language throughout. Those living in Semporna and southern Sulu speak Southern Sama and those in western Taitawi, central and northern Sulu speak varieties of Central Sama. Languages are usually mutually intelligible with the language being able to be transferred rather easily from group to group.
Impang, Fernando
2010
People-in-Country-Profile. Electronic Document, http://www.joshuaproject.net
/people-profile.php?peo3=18873&rog3=RP, accessed April 21, 2013.
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