Sea Gypsies

Sea Gypsies

Sea Gypsies may refer to:

In geography, it can refer to any of several groups in southeast Asia:
* Bajau, an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and parts of Sarawak
** sometimes including the people who speak Makassar and Bugis
* Moken, also known as the Selung, Salone or Chalome and Chao Ley or Chao nam, an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture
* Orang Laut, a group of Malay people living in the Riau Islands of Indonesia
* Urak Lawoi, coastal dwellers of Thailand

In film, it can refer to:
*"The Sea Gypsies" (1978 film), starring Robert Logan and Heather Rattray


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