Sea Gypsies

Sea Gypsies may refer to:

In ethnography, it can refer to any of several groups in southeast Asia:

• Bajau, an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and parts of Sarawak, sometimes including the people who speak Makassar, and Bugis.
• Moken, also known as the Selung, Salone or Chalome and Chao Ley or Chao nam, an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture.
• Orang Laut, a group of Malay people living in the Riau Islands of Indonesia.
• Tanka people, a Han ethnic sub-group that lives on boats in Southern China.
• Urak Lawoi, coastal dwellers of Thailand.

In film, it can refer to:

• The Sea Gypsies (1978 film), starring Robert Logan and Heather Rattray.