bajau

LanguageIndonesian (Indonesia)

Meaning

1. a group of people who lives on boats, inhabit the seawater or strait between the east coast of Sumatra and Kalimantan (known as Riau Islands; specifically the Bajau island), and also in some part of Sulawesi and Flores seawater
2. citizenry
3. Bajau people
4. An ethnic group traditionally living on boats and inhabiting coastal areas of Indonesia, particularly around the Riau Islands, Sulawesi, and Flores.

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Pronunciationˈbad͡ʒau̯

Part of speechnoun

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