Tausug
English
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTausug
- A Visayan language (Malayo-Polynesian) spoken mainly in Sulu province in the Philippines, eastern Sabah in Malaysia and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.
Translations
editA Visayan language
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Ethnologue entry for Tausug, tsg
Anagrams
editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau sūg (literally “people of the current”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taʔuˈsuɡ/ [tɐ.ʔʊˈsuɡ]
- Rhymes: -uɡ
- Syllabification: Ta‧u‧sug
Proper noun
editTausúg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔)
Usage notes
edit- While also commonly used to refer to the language, the Tausug actually use the term strictly to the people and instead use Tausug Bahasa Sūg or Sinūg for the language.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Tausug”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/uɡ
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