Samal is the term that many Filipinos know for the indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines the Sama. Outsiders often describe Muslim Sama as Samals and animist or ocean-dwelling Sama as Badjao. In Malaysia both groups are known as the Bajau peoples. They mostly live in Sulu Archipelago Zamboanga Peninsula and coastal regions of the island of Mindanao. In Davao del Norte the Island Garden City of Samal was named after them due to the high population of Samals that once lived there.
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