Tausūg

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Tausug

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Etymology

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From tau (“person”) +‎ sūg (“current”), literally “people of the current”. Equivalent to Cebuano tawo sa sulog.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /taʔusuːɡ/ [t̪a.ʔʊˈsuːɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ
  • Syllabification: Ta‧u‧sūg

Proper noun

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Tausūg (Sulat Sūg spelling تَؤُسُوْݢْ)

  1. Tausūg people, an ethnic group who live mainly in Sulu, other parts of Mindanao, Indonesia and Malaysia

See also

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