Indigenous people

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BAJAU.
Second place after the Kadazan – Dusun is the Bajau community, which is the second largest and are mostly found in areas from Kota Kinabalu to Kota Belud and also some around the Semporna area. Originally, most of them are sea fearers as they are projected to be very brave and the West Coast Bajau community are now farmers and cattle breeders. They are also said to have migrated from Phillipines and most of them are Malays (Izzul 2012).
For the most part, they are sustained completely by the ocean, but not stopping there, this tribe lives on the ocean as well. Although today many are adapting and beginning to live on land, still the tribe’s dependence on the sea is not lost. Their children are introduced to the sea at a young age – many are even born at sea - and grow accustomed to living and playing among the ocean environment. Due to living so close and among the water, the Bajau have become well skilled in the marine ecosystem and farming, thus fully explains why the Bajau people are true sea fearers.
The Bajau people are much different as they do not stay in longhouses, but they still attain the woody structure or their house therefore their houses are supported by long wooden stakes which provides a foundation that separates and keeps their homes from the brunt of the waves of the sea water. Besides that, they also have thatched roofs, thin wooden walls with a very small living are sufficient for family members. As they always go out to sea, they have small wooden boats parked in front of their houses like how cars are usually parked in the porch. By building houses and settlements around the island, they have better and easier access to education and medical needs thus the children of these tribes are expected to be m...

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...is the result from the fildings of kain dastar that is used during weddings (The Peoples of the World Foundation n.d). These types of clothes are mostly the different and unique types that the Bajau people would wear to attend certain ceremonies.
Dances of Bajau.
Limbai is one of Bajau’s traditional dances. It is often used as an opening dance to welcome the arrival of bride and groom during weddings. The dancers will wave their hands and arms to the music while greeting the groom and bride as well as both families.
Igal-Igal is one of the traditional dances as the same as Limbai. It involves waving of the hands. The smoothness of the hands and the movement of the hips are really emphasized. Other than that, the legs and feet have to be firm and strong (especially for men). Mainly to support various movements especially when the dance movements are done continuously.

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