Orang Laut (English spelling)

Japanese: オラン・ラウト（英語表記）Orang Laut

Orang means people and Laut means sea, and is a general Malay term for people who live on the water or are sea nomads. Well-known people include the Moken (or Selong) of the Bay Islands, the Bajau on the north coast of Borneo, and the Samar of the Sulu Islands. They make their living by fishing and collecting marine resources, and live a life of moving on the water. They traded marine products for crops and fishing gear from people living on land, and sometimes became pirates to steal property. In recent years, there has been a trend for them to become permanent residents, building pile dwellings on the sea near land.

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Japanese:

オランは人，ラウトは海の意で，水上生活者，漂海民に対するマレー語の一般的呼称。ベイッ諸島のモーケン (またはセロン) ，ボルネオ北岸のバジャウ，スル諸島のサマールなどが知られる。漁労と海産物資源の採集を生業とし，水上移動による生活様式をとる。陸地に住む人々から海産物と交換に農作物や漁具などを入手し，ときには海賊となって財を奪取した。近年は陸地近辺の海上に杭上家屋を建てて定住民化する傾向にある。

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