Kadazan-Dusun
Ethnic-group from Sabah, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kadazan-Dusun (also written as Kadazandusun or Mamasok Kadazan-Dusun) are the largest ethnic group in Sabah, Malaysia, an amalgamation of the closely related indigenous Kadazan and Dusun peoples.[2] "Kadazan-Dusun" is an umbrella term that encompasses both the Kadazan and Dusun peoples. They are also known as Mamasok Sabah, meaning "indigenous people of Sabah". Kadazan-Dusun tradition holds that they are the descendants of Nunuk Ragang. Kadazan-Dusun is recognised as an indigenous nation of Borneo with documented heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2004.[3] Kadazan-Dusun is part of bumiputera group in Malaysia and has special rights concerning land, rivers, education and maintaining their own customs.
Total population | |
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660,777 (2020)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Malaysia (Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan, Peninsular Malaysia) | |
Languages | |
Dusunic languages (especially Dusun and Kadazan), Malaysian (Sabah Malay dialect), Sabahan English | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Mainly Roman Catholic and Protestant) (74.8%), Sunni Islam (22.6%), Momolianism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dusun, Rungus, Kadazan, Orang Sungai, Murut, Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh | |
a Yearbook of Statistics: Sabah, 2002 & Sabah Statistics 2020 Data |
Several organisations have been established to safeguard the privileges of Kadazan-Dusun in Malaysia, including Pertubuhan Kadazan-Dusun Murut (KDM) Malaysia based in Donggongon, Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia.