Sama Dilaut Or Bajau Laut

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The Sama Dilaut (also known as Bajau Laut) are a largely stateless maritime community living in the coastal region of the east Malaysian state of Sabah. 

A Bajau sea gypsy boy smiling behind the leaves of tree, with a Banded Sea Snake, Laticauda colubrina, on a branch in the foreground, Ligitan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo)
Bajau Laut Boat, Pulau Bohey Dulang, Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
A Bajau sea gypsy woman looking out of a window frame of a wooden hut in a Bajau village, Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia.
Two small Bajau sea gypsy children paddling in a dugout canoe with a floating resort in the background, Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
Sulbin, a Bajau sea gypsy spearfisherman freediving down to the seabed holding a homemade speargun, with his canoe on the surface above, Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia. (© Christian Loader / Scubazoo.com)
Small speedboats of Bajau sea gypsies, lined up on a beach, Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia.

Photos courtesy of Scubazoo Images.