Dusunic languages
Encyclopedia
The Dusunic languages are a group of languages spoken by the Bisaya
, Dusun
, Kadazan
, Rungus, and related peoples in the Malaysian province of Sabah
on Borneo
.
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Not all languages spoken by the Dusun people belong to this group; the East Barito languages
include several which are also named 'Dusun'.
Bisaya (Borneo)
The Bisaya are an indigenous people of north-western and along the coast of Borneo, Malaysia, concentrated around the Beaufort district, Padas river in Sabah, Limbang river in northern Sarawak state. They also known as Malay or Islam among the Dusun, Murut or Rungus people. As early as thirteenth...
, Dusun
Dusun
Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Kadazan ethnic group, a new unified term called "Kadazan-Dusun" was created. Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group...
, Kadazan
Kadazan
The Kadazans are an ethnic group indigenous to the state of Sabah in Malaysia. They are found mainly on the west coast of Sabah, the surrounding locales, and various locations in the interior. Due to similarities in culture and language with the Dusun ethnic group, and also because of other...
, Rungus, and related peoples in the Malaysian province of Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
on Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
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Languages
The languages are divided as follows, per EthnologueEthnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
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- Bisaya: Bisaya (a dialect cluster), Tutong, Tatana
- Dusun: Central DusunCentral Dusun languageDusun ,is the language spoken by the Dusun people of Sabah, Malaysia.-Official dialect:Under the efforts of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah, the standardized Kadazandusun language is of the Bundu-liwan dialect spoken in Bundu and Liwan...
, Kuijau, Papar, Rungus, Lotud, Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan, Gana, Kota Marudu Talantang, Kimaragang, Klias River Kadazan, Coastal KadazanCoastal Kadazan languageCoastal Kadazan is a Austronesian language primarily spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the primary language spoken by the Kadazan ethnic group.The language has adopted many loanwords, particularly from other North Borneo indigenous languages and also Malay....
, Tebilung
Not all languages spoken by the Dusun people belong to this group; the East Barito languages
East Barito languages
The East Barito languages are a group of a dozen Dayak languages of Borneo, and most famously Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar. They are named after the Barito River.The languages are,*Central–South**Dusun Deyah...
include several which are also named 'Dusun'.