Tausug
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Tausug
- A Visayan language (Malayo-Polynesian) spoken mainly in Sulu province in the Philippines, eastern Sabah in Malaysia and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.
Translations[edit]
A Visayan language
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Tausug, tsg
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau sūg (literally “people of the current”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taʔuˈsuɡ/ [tɐ.ʔʊˈsuɡ]
- Rhymes: -uɡ
- Syllabification: Ta‧u‧sug
Proper noun[edit]
Tausúg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔)
Usage notes[edit]
- While also commonly used to refer to the language, the Tausug actually use the term strictly to the people and instead use Tausug Bahasa Sūg or Sinūg for the language.
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Tausug”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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