Language: Sama, Southern Find language
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sama, Southern | Malaysia | 18,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
|
Sama, Southern | Philippines | 244,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 4 | ● |
| Totals: 2 | 2 ● | 5 |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.
** Only people groups speaking Sama, Southern as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Sama, Southern as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Sama, Southern as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Sama, Southern as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | ssb |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| A'a Sama |
| Bajau Asli |
| Bajau Kubang |
| Bajau Laut (Mandelaut) |
| Bajau Semporna (Bajau Asli) |
| Bajau Simunul |
| Bajau Ubian |
| Balimbing |
| Benadan |
| Binadan |
| Bongao |
| Kubang |
| Kubung |
| Laminusa (Laminusa Sinama) |
| Laminusa Sinama |
| Languyan |
| Mandelaut |
| Obian |
| Pala'au |
| Sama' |
| Sama (A'a Sama) |
| Sama Dilaut |
| Sama Kubang |
| Sama Kubung |
| Sama Laut |
| Sama Mandelaut |
| Sama Pala'au |
| Sama Sibutu |
| Sama Simunul |
| Sama Tawi-Tawi |
| Sama Ubian |
| Samah |
| Samah Lumbuh |
| Samah-Samah |
| Samal |
| Samar |
| Sapa-Sapa |
| Sea Bajau |
| Sea Gypsies |
| Sibutu |
| Sibutu' (Sibutu) |
| Sibutuq |
| Sinama |
| Sitangkai |
| Southern Bajau |
| Southern Sinama |
| Tau Ubian |
| Tawi-Tawi Sinama |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Bajau Banaran |
| Bajau Darat |
| Bajau Laut |
| Bajau Semporna |
| Laminusa |
| Obian |
| Sama |
| Sibutu |
| Sibutu' |
| Sikubung |
| Simunul |
| Southern |
| Tandubas |
| Ubian |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| A'a Sama |
| Bajau Asli |
| Kubang |
| Kubung |
| Laminusa Sinama |
| Mandelaut |
| North Ubian |
| Obian |
| Pala'au |
| Sama' |
| Sama Kubang |
| Sama Kubung |
| Sama Laut |
| Sama Mandelaut |
| Sama Pala'au |
| Sama Sibutu |
| Sama Sibutu' |
| Sama Simunul |
| Sama Ubian |
| Sama, Southern: Obian |
| Sama, Southern: Ubian |
| Sama, Timugang bahagi |
| Sama: Obian |
| Samah |
| Samah Lumbuh |
| Samah-samah |
| Samal |
| Samal: North Ubian |
| Samar |
| Sea Bajau |
| Sea Gypsies |
| Sibutu |
| Sibutuq |
| Sinama Tawi-Tawi |
| Tau Ubian |
| Ubian |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1979-2009 |
| New Testament | None Reported |
| Complete Bible | None Reported |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Not Available |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | New | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) | |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sama, Southern | |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |