Bajo

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Bajo

Bajo (in Indonesian Bajau) ᨈᨚ ᨓᨍᨚ To Wajo (in Buginese and Gorontalo)
The settlement of Bajo at the coastal region of Ternate in northern Maluku
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Flores Sea)
Languages
Southern Sulawesi of Bajo
Religion
Predominantly Islam (adhered to Sunni) Animism Also Christianity Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Bugis Buton Kangeaneseª¹ Makassarª² Papuan Wakatobi
ª¹² These groups of people might not related genetically, but have coexisted for centuries

The Bajo, Bajonese, Bajonesian, or Wajo, Wajonese (Buginese: ᨈᨚ ᨓᨍᨚ, romanized: To Wajo; Petjo: Badjo; Dutch: Badjo, Wadjo) are the indigenous Indonesian ethnic group native to the Bajo Island of Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara) in Indonesia. These ethnic group can be found all across the Flores Sea to the northeastern Bali Sea, and some have established permanent settlements in the southern of Sulawesi where they are locally known as the Wajo Bugis due to their close historical relation with the Bugis ethnic group.