Kadazan-Dusun

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Kadazan-Dusun are an indigenous ethnic group of Sabah, Malaysia, known for their distinct language, rice-farming traditions, and cultural festivals such as Kaamatan.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kadazan-Dusun canonical 8
Kadazan 4
Kadazan-Dusun people 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
abbreviation KD
associatedWith Mount Kinabalu region
linked to: Kinabalu Park
country Malaysia
culturalFestival State-level Kaamatan celebration in Sabah
culturalSymbol buffalo
paddy
ethnicallyClassifiedAs indigenous peoples of Sabah
festivalType harvest festival
governingBody Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah
hasOrganization Kadazandusun Language Foundation
language Kadazan-Dusun language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageStatus endangered language
locatedIn Borneo
Sabah
mainFestival Kaamatan
populationRegion Interior Division of Sabah
West Coast Division of Sabah
recognizedAs one of the largest indigenous groups in Sabah
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional animist beliefs
scriptUsed Latin alphabet
subgroup Dusun
Kadazan
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun

Liwan Dusun
Rungus
Tambunan Dusun
Tanggara
traditionalAgriculture hill paddy cultivation
wet rice cultivation
traditionalCostume black handwoven attire with gold or yellow trimmings
traditionalCostumeName Sinuangga
traditionalDance Mongigol Sumundai
Sumazau
traditionalDrink lihing
tapai
traditionalFood bosou
hinava
tuhau
traditionalHeadgear sigar
traditionalHealer bobohizan
bobolian
traditionalMusic gong ensemble
sompoton
traditionalOccupation rice farming
traditionalReligion Momolianism

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Labuan demographicsGroup Kadazan-Dusun
Sabah hasEthnicGroup Kadazan-Dusun
Mount Kinabalu isSacredTo Kadazan-Dusun people
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan Dusun language spokenBy Kadazan-Dusun people
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan Dusun language hasDialects Kadazan
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan Dusun language hasDialects Coastal Kadazan
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan Dusun language hasAlternativeName Kadazan
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Murut people relatedEthnicGroup Kadazan-Dusun people
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
East Malaysia hasEthnicGroup Kadazan-Dusun
Orang Asli distinctFrom Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan-Dusun subgroup Kadazan
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Rungus relatedEthnicGroup Kadazan-Dusun
Tenom hasEthnicGroup Kadazan-Dusun people
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Labuan Island ethnicGroups Kadazan-Dusun
Lahad Datu hasEthnicGroup Kadazan-Dusun
Dusun relatedEthnicGroup Kadazan
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Dusun partOf Kadazan-Dusun peoples
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun
Dusun hasSubgroup Kadazan-Dusun