Ethnic Groups of the Philippines

Tausug

Language name and Autonym:
Taw Sug, Bahasa Sug, Moro Joloano, Sinug, Suluk, Tausog
Location:
Jolo (Sulu Archipelago), Palawan Island, Basilan Island, Zamboanga City. Also in Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Sabah, Malaysia.
Family:
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Approximate Number of Speakers:
1,100,000
Population total all countries:
1,300,000
Status:
Stable