Editing Tausug language (section)

==Speakers==
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Tausūg is primarily spoken in the [[Sulu Archipelago]], which aside from the island of [[Sulu]], also includes the [[Tawi-Tawi]] chain of islands and the island of [[Basilan]]. It is a [[lingua franca]] spoken in different areas/islands of the archipelago.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tausug|url=https://www.csueastbay.edu/museum/virtual-museum/the-philippines/peoples/tausug.html|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.csueastbay.edu}}</ref>

Due to migration, the language is also spoken alongside other local languages in the [[Zamboanga Peninsula]] (e.g., Cebuano and [[Chavacano]]), which includes the provinces of [[Zamboanga del Norte]], [[Zamboanga Sibugay]], [[Zamboanga del Sur]], and [[Zamboanga City]]. It is also spoken in Southern [[Palawan]], Eastern [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]] and in [[Tarakan|Tarakan City]] and [[Nunukan Regency]], [[North Kalimantan]], [[Indonesia]].