Highlights from the 2015 Pagtimuk Paghinang Būk ma Sinama Workshop
High Quality Stories with a Distinct Sama Context I am very impressed with the last…
Luke (Seheꞌ)
Another Year of Resolution to Publish More Books in the Sinama Language.
No Supply and No Demand for Sama Books Hopefully in 2016 and beyond we will…
Sinama Books for Sama Schools Book Sponsorship Program.
More Dreaming of a Program to Provide Sinama Books for Schools Not every one that…
Letting go of the word Badjao
We want them to be called Badjao, others want Pala’u, what about Sama Dilaut? The topic…
Initial Reflections on the 1st International Conference on the Sama Dilaut
I was privileged to be in attendance at the 1st International Conference on the Sama…
Big Book: Omang
Tarasul pasalan Omang ma bahasa Sinama Tabawan. This is one of 12 big books created…
Sama Regatta | Sailboat Racing (Paglomba' Banog)
The Sama Dilaut are still expert sailors. Video from a sailboat race held in Davao…
Sama & Tausug Kinship Terminology
On the website Tausug 101, Anak Ilu has been posting wordlists as part of his…
Tausug Videoke
We just love singing karaoke. Sama can be proud that there are moro songs available on videoke machines throughout the Philippines. As far as we can tell Tausug is the only moro language featured…
Sambuwangan | The Marginalization of the Sama & Badjao
marginalize
verb
past tense: marginalized; past participle: marginalized
treat (a person, group, or concept) as insignificant or peripheral.
The Sama with their co-inhabitants of Rio Hondo are cast out of the city. Out of the way. The rulers of the city indeed find them insignificant. Those of importance are those that provide the Latin origin for this city. The Chabacanos.