Language:  Sama, Southern

Population of Groups Speaking

287,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

2

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Not Available

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(2 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Sama, Southern Malaysia 20,000
 Sama, Southern Philippines 267,000
  Totals:  2     2
SECONDARY Language
(0 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 
No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
  Totals:  0     0

Language Alternate Names
A'a Sama
Bajau Asli
Bajau Kubang
Bajau Laut (Mandelaut)
Bajau Semporna (Bajau Asli)
Bajau Simunul
Bajau Ubian
Balimbing
Benadan
Binadan
Bongao
Kubang
Kubung
Laminusa (Laminusa Sinama)
Laminusa Sinama
Languyan
Mandelaut
Obian
Pala'au
Sama
Sama'
Sama (A'a Sama)
Sama Dilaut
Sama Kubang
Sama Kubung
Sama Laut
Sama Mandelaut
Sama Pala'au
Sama Sibutu
Sama Simunul
Sama Tawi-Tawi
Sama Ubian
Samah
Samah Lumbuh
Samah-Samah
Samal
Samar
Sapa-Sapa
Sea Bajau
Sea Gypsies
Sibutu
Sibutu' (Sibutu)
Sibutuq
Sinama
Sinama Tawi-Tawi
Sitangkai
Southern Bajau
Southern Sinama
Tau Ubian
Tawi-Tawi Sinama

Dialects
Bajau Banaran
Bajau Darat
Bajau Laut
Bajau Semporna
Balimbing
Bongao
Denawan
Laminusa
Languyan
Obian
Sama
Sama Sibutu
Sapa-Sapa
Sibutu
Sibutu'
Sibutu’
Sikubung
Simunul
Sitangkai
Southern
Tandubas
Ubian

Dialect Alternate Names
A'a Sama
Bajau Asli
Kubang
Kubung
Laminusa Sinama
Mandelaut
North Ubian
Obian
Pala'au
Sama'
Sama Kubang
Sama Kubung
Sama Laut
Sama Mandelaut
Sama Pala'au
Sama Sibutu
Sama Sibutu'
Sama Simunul
Sama Ubian
Sama, Southern: Bajau Banaran
Sama, Southern: Bajau Laut
Sama, Southern: Bajau Semporna
Sama, Southern: Obian
Sama, Southern: Sama
Sama, Southern: Sibutu
Sama, Southern: Sibutu'
Sama, Southern: Sikubung
Sama, Southern: Simunul
Sama, Southern: Tandubas
Sama, Southern: Ubian
Sama, Timugang bahagi
Sama: Obian
Samah
Samah Lumbuh
Samah-samah
Samal
Samal: North Ubian
Samar
Sea Bajau
Sea Gypsies
Sibutu
Sibutuq
Sinama Tawi-Tawi
Tau Ubian
Ubian


Bible Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1979-2016
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