adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to this ethnic group or language.
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Standard Lemma guide
Tausug
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/taʊˈsuɡ/
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Meaning 2
A Visayan language (Malayo-Polynesian) spoken mainly in Sulu province in the Philippines, eastern Sabah in Malaysia and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau + sūg, literally "people of the current".
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: tausug — A Visayan language
- Finnish: tausug — A Visayan language
- Finnish: sulun kieli — A Visayan language
- Japanese: スルック語 (Surukku-go) — A Visayan language
- Japanese: スル語 (Suru-go) — A Visayan language
- Malay: Bahasa Suluk — A Visayan language
- Portuguese: tausug — A Visayan language
- Russian: су́лу (súlu) — A Visayan language
- Spanish: idioma Joloano — A Visayan language
- Swedish: tausug — A Visayan language
- Tausug: Bahasa Sūg — A Visayan language
- Tausug: Sinūg — A Visayan language