Tausūg

Tausug

Etymology

From tau (“person”) +‎ sūg (“current”), literally “people of the current”. Equivalent to Cebuano tawo sa sulog.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /taʔusuːɡ/ [t̪a.ʔʊˈsuːɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -uːɡ
• Syllabification: Ta‧u‧sūg

Proper noun

Tausūg (Sulat Sūg spelling تَؤُسُوْݢْ)

1. Tausūg people, an ethnic group who live mainly in Sulu, other parts of Mindanao, Indonesia and Malaysia

See also

• Sinūg