Posts by Samadivers

  • Linguist learning from expert indigenous speardivers

    Thanks all for your replies and greetings. Here in the Davao channel it gets as deep as 90ft. You have to go out on the backside of Samal to get the 150ft and be in Saranggani to get the 250ft. I still don't do well beyond 40ft :) My ears sting too badly.


    There are many Ilonggo and other Bisayans here in town, but according to the Sama, no one goes much deeper than 50ft except for the Sama.


    I don't know the Ilonggo for oyster, but the Sinama is tipay.

  • Linguist learning from expert indigenous speardivers

    Hi I'm Luke,
    I've taken interest in this forum, because I work with the Sama tribe of the Philippines (more well known as the Badjao). I'm learning spear fishing from them. They fish with a speargun in the shallow areas around coral, but also freedive as deep as 250 ft. to spear Tuna or search for oysters etc.


    I hope to learn some things here on this forum so that I can better accompany my friends when they go out fishing.