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Tausug

Tausug is the principal language of the Sulu Archipelago, spoken across Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and parts of Zamboanga Peninsula.

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Language Family

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian

In Context

Tausug serves as a regional lingua franca across the Sulu Archipelago and parts of Sabah, Malaysia, where Filipino migrant communities have settled. It is historically tied to the Sultanate of Sulu and remains closely associated with the cultural identity of the Tausug people.

Primary Regions

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Zamboanga Peninsula

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This definition is part of the azifind.com Wika section, informed by the Philippine Statistics Authority 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Ethnologue, and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. View all Wika →