Group MemberMohd Haikal HazmiMohd Rusydi HasyimStephanie JulanNurul Izzati

MALAYSIA

BAJOBAJAWBAJAO

BADJAO BADJAW

WHERE THEY COME FROM?

BAJAU IN SABAH

TYPES OF BAJAU

WEST COAST

• Bajau Samah

• Farmer, fisherman, skilled horseman

• Dubbed as ‘cowboy of the east’ .

• Putatan,Tuaran, Kota Marudu, Kota Belud, Papar

EAST COAST

• Fisherman, skilled divers

• Dubbed as ‘sea gypsies’.

• Kudat, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau.

Traditional House

TRADITIONAL ATTIRES

MAN

WOMAN

MORE?

TRADITIONAL FOOD

PUTU

LATOK

SAGOL

PENJARAM

TOMPEK

ENJOY….

CELEBRATION

THE REGATTA LEPAWATER FESTIVAL

BAJAU CULTURAL DANCE

IGAL-IGAL

• One of the most popular cultural dance at

Semporna

LIMBAI

• One of the most popular cultural dance at Kota

Belud

Limbai? How does it look like?

TRADITION

Everybody dreams a happy, peaceful , happy & everlasting marriage

Can you guess what is the tradition in the period of engagement?

Amalanja

Groom must provide the expenditure for the bride

MAGNITUKANG

Groom’s family will visit the newly-wed and at the same time to take them along to join the family

MAGKIPARAT

•“ forgiving event”

GARLIC

RED ONION

GINGER

• G

ONION

EGGS

COOKING OIL

Maggunting

Preadolescent children undergo ritual haircutting

MAGTIMBANG

•Mother and children weighed with fruit

MANDI GERHANA‘ECLIPSE BATH’

•Woman pregnant and eclipse occur during the pregnancy

•To avoid big sign( black colour )

Magtammat

•“ Graduation” ceremony sponsored by their parents

SECURED PROHIBITION

AT NIGHT……

Can’t use and look at the mirror

Can’t cut your nails

Can’t bring out baby

OTHERS…

Can’t eat chillies

Can’t laugh loudly

LANGUAGE

Want to learn Bajau language?Let me help you.

Where are you?Maingga?

What is your name?Sai on nu?

I love youAlasah aku ma ka’ah

How are you?Ai habbal?

BUT….

• Bajau have many sub-groups, so it has different language

THANK YOU…