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Tau Sūg تَو سُوگْ | |
|---|---|
 A Tausūg woman wearing traditional attire and performing a pangalay dance | |
| Total population | |
| 1,583,000[1]–2,000,000[2] (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Philippines | 1,226,601[3] |
 Malaysia | 500,000[4][5] |
 Indonesia | 22,000[6] |
 United Arab Emirates | up to 6,000[7] |
 Brunei | 1,384[8] |
 Qatar | 500[9]–800[10] |
| Languages | |
| Tausūg (native); Chavacano, Cebuano, Sinama, Filipino, Sabah Malay, English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam Minorities Folk Islam,[11] Christianity (chiefly Catholics)[12] and indigenous animist religions and belief systems[13][14] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sama-Bajau, Yakan; other Moros Butuanons, Surigaonons; other wider Austronesian peoples | |
The Tausūg (natively Tau Sūg, Jawi: تَو سُوگْ) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Sulu Archipelago and the eastern region of Sabah, which spans present-day Philippines and Malaysia. Large Tausūg populations are also found in mainland Mindanao (in particular the Zamboanga Peninsula, Cotabato City and Davao City) and Palawan.[15] Smaller Tausūg communities can be found in North Kalimantan in Indonesia and Brunei.[6][8]
Following the introduction of Islam to the Sulu Archipelago in the 14th century, the Tausūg established the Sultanate of Sulu, a thalassocratic state that exercised sovereignty over the islands that bordered the Zamboanga Peninsula in the east to Palawan in the north.[16] At its peak, it also covered mainland areas of northeastern Borneo and southwestern Mindanao.[17] During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, Tausūg soldiers resisted repeated Spanish invasions and the Sultanate of Sulu remained a de facto independent state until 1915, following the Moro Rebellion.
Today, the Tausūg form a part of the wider Muslim-majority Moro identity in the Philippines. In Malaysia, ethnic Tausūg people are known by the ethnonym Suluk and have more recently formed a distinct socio-political identity from Tausūg refugees arriving in Malaysia due to the ongoing Moro conflict.[18]
Etymology
editThe first half of the name Tausūg derives from the Tausūg word tau, meaning person.[19] The origin of the latter half of the name has been subject to debate. The term sūg is widely accepted to derive from the word meaning sea current, with the definition of the whole name supposedly meaning “people of the [sea] current”.[20] Some scholars have noted that sūg may also stem from the word kusug meaning strong, or Sūg, the historic name for the island of Jolo.
References
edit- ^ "Moro Joloano Tausug in Philippines". Joshua Project. June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "People name: Tausug of Malaysia". PeopleGroups.org. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Ericta, Carmelita; Collado, Paul Monina; Abejo, Socorro (April 2013). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A: Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables)" (PDF). National Statistics Office. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Patricia Regis; Anne Lasimbang; Rita Lasimbang; J. W. King. "Introduction to Integration of Indigenous Culture into Non-Formal Education Programmes in Sabah" (PDF). Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Development, Partners of Community Organisations (PACOS), Kadazandusun Language Foundation and Summer Institute of Linguistics, Malaysia Branch, Sabah. Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (Japan). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ Johari, Shafizan (March 9, 2013). "Cara hidup orang Suluk di Lahad Datu" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Zudiant, Hardian (1981). "Languages of Indonesia". Ethnologue.
- ^ Ruiz, Ramona (May 29, 2010). "Filipino Muslims discuss getting together to tackle problems". The National UAE. IMI. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ a b King, Victor T.; Druce, Stephen C. (October 30, 2020). Origins, History and Social Structure in Brunei Darussalam. Routledge. pp. 45–46. ISBN 9780367553401.
- ^ Agonia, Ailyn (May 22, 2018). "500 Filipino Muslims attend community iftar". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Mark (September 1, 1997). Beauty and Power: Transgendering and Cultural Transformation in the Southern Philippines. Routledge. pp. 88, 189. ISBN 9781859739259.
- ^ "Tausug Cultural Orientation, Chapter 2: Religion". dliflc.edu. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Nocum, Arizza (May 29, 2019). "Growing up both Muslim and Catholic in the Philippines". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Minorities and indigenous people in the Philippines: Moro Muslims". Minorityrights.org. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Jumala, Francis C. (2019). "In Fulfilment of the Janji: Some Social Merits of the Tausug Pagkaja" (PDF). International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. 9 (9). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Anudin, Ali G. (September 2019). "Ethnolinguistic vitality assessment of the Tausug language of Zamboanga City". La Salle University. Animo Repository. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Jose Rhommel B. (2016). "The Philippines: Everything in place". In Lee Lai To; Zarina Othman (eds.). Regional Community Building in East Asia: Countries in Focus. Taylor & Francis. pp. 142–143. ISBN 9781317265566.
- ^ Saunders, Graham (November 5, 2013). A History of Brunei. Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-136-87394-2.
- ^ Doksil, Mariah (March 25, 2013). "Early Suluk residents here are legally Malaysian – director". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Ocampo, Ambeth R. (October 9, 2019). "Waves of migration, old and new". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Salvador, Jinggoy I. (August 13, 2021). "The Kadayawan Festival and the 11 tribes of Davao". SunStar. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2023.