Banguingui, also known as Sama Banguingui or Samal Banguingui (alternative spellings include Bangingi’, Bangingi, Banguingui, Balanguingui, and Balangingi) is a distinct ethnolinguistic group native to

Balanguingui Island The islands of the Philippines, also known as the Philippine Archipelago, comprises about 7,641 islands, of which only about 2,000 are inhabited.Greater Sulu Archipelago and southern and western coastal regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao, Philippines. They are one of the ethnic groups usually collectively known as the Sama-Bajau peoples.

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The Banguingui are not officially recognized by law either in the Philippines or in the neighboring Malaysian state of Sabah. The Banguingui language has both written and oral traditions. Its written language is in

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and is fast becoming a dying tradition. Oral traditions are handed down by the ''kamattoahan'' (elders) to the ''kaanakan'' or ''anak baha-u'' (new generations). The Banguingui built ''kuta'' (forts) throughout the Sulu Archipelago. Like their other

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cousins, they sailed various ships like the '' vinta'', ''salisipan'', or ''bangka-bangka'' throughout the

Sulu Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausug language, Tausūg: ''Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sulu), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamor ...

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region. At the height of the Sulu Sultanate, the Banguingui, along with the Iranun people, formed the bulk of the Sultan's navy, leading coastal raids against settlements in the northern Philippines, as well as the coasts of neighboring Borneo,

, and the Maluku Islands. They were also heavily involved in piracy and the slave trade during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Banguingui usually sailed '' garay'' warships, in contrast to the '' lanong'' of the Iranun.

Notable Banguingui

* Maas Alidji – a mariner in the service of the Sultan who gain fame during a battle in Brunei Bay. * Maas Arolas Tulawie – one time governor of the Province of Sulu and patriarch of the Tulawie Clan. His descendants include some of the political leaders in the province. Their bailiwick is the Municipality of Talipao in the eastern region of Jolo Island. *

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– First cousin of Maas Arolas Tulawie and headman (i.e. barrio captain) of Buan Island in the Province of Tawi-Tawi for more than three decades. He is well respected by Tausug, Bajau and

alike. He was one time Vice Mayor of the Municipality of Balimbing (now Panglima Sugala). *

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- Progenitor of the Tulawies of Sulu and Diongas of Tawi-Tawi, was overlord of Tongkil in the 19th century reporting directly to the Sultan of Sulu.

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Notable Banguingui

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