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.
Famous quotes containing the words sea and/or gypsies:
“Is there any place on land or sea where there is no war?... Blackout. Blackout. Blackout. Blackout. Everywhere people stumblin’ in the dark. Is there to be no more light in the world? Is there no place in this dark land where a man who’s drunk can find a decent bit of fun?”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
“My mother said that I never should
Play with the gypsies in the wood,”
—Unknown. Gypsies in the Wood (l. 1–2)