Kadazan-Dusun
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. 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. Kadazan-Dusun is part of bumiputera group in Malaysia and has special rights concerning land, rivers, education and maintaining their own customs.
Kadazandusun priests and priestesses attires during the opening ceremony of Kaamatan 2014 at Hongkod Koisaan, the unity hall of KDCA | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 660,777 (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Malaysia (Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan, Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Languages | |
| Dusunic languages (especially Dusun and Kadazan), Sabah Malay, Malaysian, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Mainly Roman Catholic) (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.