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Tausug

A language of Philippines

ISO 639-3: tsg

Population	900,000 in Philippines (2000 SIL), increasing. 250,000 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 1,062,000.
Region	Jolo, Sulu Archipelago. Palawan Island, Basilan Island, Zamboanga City and environs. Also in Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah).
Language map	Southern Philippines, reference number 119
Alternate names	Bahasa Sug, Moro Joloano, Sinug, Sulu, Suluk, Tausog, Taw Sug
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Bisayan, South, Butuan-Tausug
Language use	Trade language. Vigorous. Mapun, Central Sama, Balangingi Sama, Pangutaran Sama, Southern Sama, and Yakan speak it as L2. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1985–1998.
Writing system	Arabic script. Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists; fishermen; traders. Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Indonesia (Kalimantan)

Language name	Tausug
Population	12,000 in Indonesia (1981 Wurm).
Region	Northeast Kalimantan coastal settlements, immigrants from Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines.
Alternate names	Joloano Sulu, Moro Joloano, Sooloo, Sulu, Suluk, Taosug, Tausog, Taw Sug
Comments	Fishermen. Muslim.

Malaysia (Sabah)

Language name	Tausug
Population	150,000 in Malaysia (2000).
Region	Sempurna, Sandakan, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Labuk-Sugut, Kudat districts.
Language map	Malaysia - Sabah, reference number 109
Alternate names	Joloano, Joloano Sulu, Moro, Sooloo, Sulu, Suluk, Taosug, Tausog, Taw Sug
Comments	Immigrants from the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. Known as ‘Suluk’ in Sabah. Agriculturalists: dry and wet rice, maize, millet, cassava, yams, bananas, fruit, coconuts; fishermen; animal husbandry: goats, cattle, water buffaloes, poultry.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARMOUR, Malcolm S., author. 1984. A comparison of narrative and hortatory discourse in Tausug.

ARMOUR, Malcolm S.; ASHLEY, Lois; ASHLEY, Seymour, authors. 1978. "Tausug [language texts]."

ARMOUR, Malcolm S.; ASHLEY, Lois; ASHLEY, Seymour; HALUD, Nurhadan; HASSAN, Irene, compilers. 1994. Tausug-English dictionary: Kabtangan iban maana.

ARMOUR, Pamela, author. 1992. "Observations of Tausug customs: Home childbirth rituals."

ASHLEY, Lois; ASHLEY, Seymour, authors. 1963. "The phonemes of Tausug."

ASHLEY, Lois; ASHLEY, Seymour, authors. 1971. "Outline of sentence types of Tausug."

ASHLEY, Lois; ASHLEY, Seymour, authors. n.d.. Outline of sentence types of Tausug.

ASHLEY, Lois; ASHLEY, Seymour; HALUD, Nurhadan; HASSAN, Irene, compilers. 1975. Tausug-English dictionary (Kabtangan iban maana).

ASHLEY, Seymour, author. 1973. "A case classification of Tausug verbs."

ASHLEY, Seymour, author. 1973. "Notes on Tausug orthography."

MOODY, David C., author. 1984. "The Suluk (Tausug) language."

Vernacular Publications

Pasal kakaun. 1981.