Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An Austronesian language spoken in the Sulu Archipelago.
Wiktionary
- n. A Visayan language (Malayo-Polynesian) spoken mainly in Sulu province in the Philippines.
Etymologies
- Tausug : ta'u, people + sūg, current. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The group's commanders are called Awliyah, a word in the local Tausug dialect that pertains to religious leaders believed by their followers to possess supernatural powers, officials said.”
“Maguindanao, Tausug, Yakan, Iranun and other Muslim cultural groups in the Philippines.”
“Among other tribes, it features Haji Massil, the deputy mayor for the Tausug tribe in Davao, saying in Tausug that rice is plentiful in the city.”
“It comes from two words: "Ampa," which is also Pah in Tausug dialect, is a Malay term for uncle, and "Tuan" means sir.”
“The incumbent mayor of the Datu Saudi Ampatuan municipality is his son Datu Shamron Ampatuan, who got married recently to a Tausug lawyer from Sulu.”
“You should be able to find true love, as many, including surely many of your parents did, never mind if one is Tagalog and the other Tausug, or one is Cebuano and the other Ilonggo, one is Christian, the other Moslem, whether once born in Pampanga and now living in Cagayan de Oro.”
“SULU, Philippines - Given the opportunity, the Tausug can always emerge triumphant.”
“Crossing boundaries of distance and time, of experiences and cultural differences, the Tausug gabbang and biyula players wowed French audience in a very rare performance of a lifetime, the first time that took place in the history of the France music festival held October 05, 2008 in Paris.”
““We have come here to call for our sovereignty and be recognised as Tausug and not Filipino citizens.”
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