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Sama-Bajau peoples, a collective name for several ethnic groups in the Philippines, Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and parts of Sarawak •
Moken, an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture •
Orang Laut, a group of Malay people living in the Riau Islands of Indonesia •
Tanka people, an ethnic sub-group distinct form Han Chinese, that live on boats in Southern China •
Urak Lawoi, coastal dwellers of Thailand •
Jalia Kaibarta, an aboriginal Indian fishermen tribe ==Other uses==