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Ethnic groups of Sabah in their respective traditional dress People from Sabah are called Sabahans and generally identify themselves as such. [ 17 ] Sabah is home to an estimated 42 ethnic groups, and over 200 distinct sub-ethnic groups each with their own language, culture, and spiritual beliefs. [ 18 ]
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Sabah" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bisaya (Borneo)
Dusun is the collective name of an indigenous ethnic group to the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo.Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group in Sabah. The Dusun people have been internationally recognised as indigenous to Borneo since 2004 as per the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
According to a Genome-wide SNP genotypic data studies by human genetics research team from University Malaysia Sabah (2018), [2] the Northern Bornean Dusun (Sonsogon, Rungus, Lingkabau and Murut) are closely related to Taiwan natives (Ami, Atayal) and non–Austro-Melanesian Filipinos (Visayan, Tagalog, Ilocano, Minanubu), rather than populations from other parts of Borneo Island.
Regions in Sabah with notable populations of ethnic Chinese, Kadazan-Dusun, and Murut communities. While the exact number of individuals of Sino descent is not documented in the recent census, the higher concentrations of Sino heritage can be observed in the overlapping darker shaded areas, suggesting a correlation with intermarriages within ...
Sabah (Malay pronunciation:) is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalimantan province to the south. The Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off Sabah's west coast.
The Murut, alternatively referred to as Tagol/Tahol, [2] constitute an indigenous ethnic community comprising 29 distinct sub-ethnic groups dwelling within the northern inland territories of Borneo. Characterized by their rich cultural diversity, the Murutic languages form a linguistic family encompassing approximately half a dozen closely ...
Their culture is closely related to the Malay peoples in Malaysia [8] and their current population in Sabah is around 4,000, about eight times larger than the population remaining in the Cocos Islands. [1] They are accorded bumiputra status by the Malaysian government and also a part of the Malaysian Malays ethnic group found in the state of Sabah.