In geography, 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