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ISO 639-3: ssb

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: A'a Sama, Bajau Asli, Bajau Banaran, Bajau Darat, Bajau Laut, Bajau Semporna, Balimbing, Bongao, Kubang, Kubung, Laminusa, Laminusa Sinama, Languyan, Mandelaut, Obian, Pala'au, Sama, Sama Kubang, Sama Kubung, Sama Laut, Sama Mandelaut, Sama Pala'au, Sama Sibutu, Sama Simunul, Sama Tawi-Tawi, Sama Ubian, Sama', Southern Sama, Samah, Samah Lumbuh, Samah-Samah, Samal, Samar, Sapa-Sapa, Sea Bajau, Sea Gypsies, Sibutu, Sibutu', Sibutuq, Sikubung, Simunul, Sitangkai, Southern Bajau, Southern Sinama, Tandubas, Tau Ubian, Ubian

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEDiscourse analysis of a southern Samal text: Abunawas and the beautiful widow. Allison, E. Joseph. 1977. SIL International. oai:sil.org:26091

Lexical resources

  1. Sama Sibutù - English dictionary : with ethnographic notes. Allison, Karen J., 1941-. 1996. Dallas, Tex. : The S.I.L. archive of language and culture data. oai:gial.edu:25201
  2. ONLINEBissala pondok-pondok. Allison, Karen J. (compiler). 1979. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:24033
  3. ONLINEBasic vocabulary (Batayang talasalitaan). Allison, Karen J. (compiler). 1979. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:24402
  4. ONLINEMagbissala. Allison, Karen J. (compiler). 1979. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:24731
  5. Sama - Bajaw Wordlist. Fox, Robert (compiler). 1957. SIL International. oai:sil.org:80225
  6. ONLINESama - Sibutu Wordlist. n.a. 1970. SIL International. oai:sil.org:80239
  7. ONLINESama - Pahut, Bonggaw Wordlist. Hall, William C. (compiler). 1970. SIL International. oai:sil.org:80277
  8. ONLINESama - Bakong Simunul Wordlist. n.a. 1971. SIL International. oai:sil.org:80278
  9. ONLINESama - Balimbing, Samal Wordlist. n.a. 1970. SIL International. oai:sil.org:80279
  10. English-Simunul Sama vocabulary. Allison, Karen J. (compiler). 1977. SIL International. oai:sil.org:89026

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Southern Sama. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:sout2918
  2. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Southern Sama. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:sout2918
  3. ONLINEStudies in Philippine Linguistics. Edrial-Luzares, Casilda; Hale, Austin. 1979. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ssb_phon-1
  4. ONLINEDiscourse analysis of a southern Samal text: Abunawas and the beautiful widow. Allison, E. Joseph. 1977. SIL International. oai:sil.org:26091
  5. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Sama (Southern). n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:bjs

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEThe Malay Peoples of Malaysia and Their Languages. Omar, Asmah Haji. 1983. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. oai:refdb.wals.info:4092
  2. ONLINESama, Southern: a language of Philippines. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:ssb
  3. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Sama, Southern. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_ssb
  4. ONLINEErgative control of syntactic processes in Sama Southern. Trick, Douglas. 2006. Linguistic Society of the Philippines and SIL International. oai:sil.org:2151
  5. A View from the Islands: The Samal of Tawi-Tawi. Allison, Karen J. 1984. International Museum of Cultures. oai:sil.org:7919
  6. ONLINEYa pasal duwa magbagey Sama ma Tawi-Tawi. Salapuddin, Adjaip. 1993. Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:23988
  7. ONLINEErgative control of syntactic processes in Southern Sinama. Trick, Douglas. 2008. SIL International. oai:sil.org:25717
  8. ONLINEThe phonology of Sibutu Sama: a language of the southern Philippines. Allison, E. Joseph. 1979. SIL International. oai:sil.org:25771
  9. ONLINEA brief look at Sinama basic verbs and clause structures. Drake, Kristi. 2001. SIL International. oai:sil.org:25783
  10. ONLINEYa duwa magbagey Sama ma Tawi-Tawi. Salapuddin, Adjaip. 1995. Summer Institute of Linguistics - Philippines, Inc. oai:sil.org:88074

Other known names and dialect names: A'a Sama, Bajau Asli, Bajau Banaran, Bajau Darat, Bajau Laut, Bajau Semporna, Balimbing, Bongao, Kubang, Kubung, Laminusa, Laminusa Sinama, Languyan, Mandelaut, Obian, Pala'au, Sama, Sama Kubang, Sama Kubung, Sama Laut, Sama Mandelaut, Sama Pala'au, Sama Sibutu, Sama Simunul, Sama Tawi-Tawi, Sama Ubian, Sama', Southern Sama, Samah, Samah Lumbuh, Samah-Samah, Samal, Samar, Sapa-Sapa, Sea Bajau, Sea Gypsies, Sibutu, Sibutu', Sibutuq, Sikubung, Simunul, Sitangkai, Southern Bajau, Southern Sinama, Tandubas, Tau Ubian, Ubian

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