Bugis of Sabah, another tribe residing in Sabah, the Bugis, who mainly live on the east coast of Sabah, particularly around the districts of Tawau, Semporna, Kunak and Lahad Datu. State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... The Bugis are a people from the island of Sulawesi or Celebes in Indonesia. ... Tawau Location Map Town Tawau Coordinates 4. ... Semporna is a town located in Tawau Division, in the east of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. ... Kunak is a town located in Tawau Division, in the east of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. ... Lahad Datu is located to the East of Sabah. ...

The expansion of the Bugis influence to Sabah began in the 16th century when members of the tribe migrated from Sulawesi to Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. However, only in 1840 did some move to Tawau, where they settled at Ranggu, which was founded by the chief village K.K. Salim's grandmother of Sungai Imam village, Bombalai. The settlers were traders, and later others came as workers on plantations established by the British. Later, Petta Senong, who was a member of the Bone royalty, resided in the same village. He was sent by the Sulu government to stop the piracy around the Sulu Sea. The Bugis continued to explore new places to develop Tawau town; among the Bugis settlers were Puang Ado, Daeng Mappata, Wak Neke, Wak Gempe and Haji Osman. Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) is a large island in Indonesia. ... The term Java can refer to: In geography: Java (island), the most populous island in Indonesia Javanese language, a language widely spoken on the island of Java Java coffee, a variety of coffee plant which originated on the island of Java, or a slang word for coffee Java Trench, a... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest part of Indonesia. ... Map of Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ... Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... For the province, see Sulu The Sultanate of Sulu was a muslim state that ruled over much of the islands of the Sulu Sea. ...

Looking at this tribe's social aspects, because of their close connection with royalty they place strong emphasis on an individual's status as well as family relationships. The Bugis prefer to marry close relatives and they are strongly against divorce because they believe it can destroy family relationships and it is not really encouraged by their religion, Islam. ▶ (help· info) (Arabic: الإسلام; al- islām, the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

The Bugis people use their own dialect known as Bahasa Ugi as well as their own script, called aksara Bugis, which has existed since the 12th century, during the expansion of the Hinduism in the Indonesian islands. Buginese (locally Basa Ugi, elsewhere also Bahasa Bugis, Bugis, Bugi, De) is the language spoken by about four million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... Buginese (locally Basa Ugi, elsewhere also Bahasa Bugis, Bugis, Bugi, De) is the language spoken by about four million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. ...

This information is translated and obtained from the website at Official site of the state of Sabah in Malay language