Smile..: KADAZANDUSUN

I am kadazanDusun. Have you ever heard about the Kadazan Dusun.kadazanDusun is a unique culture in Sabah. In this blog, I will tell you a little bit about kadazanDusun people.

The Kadazan-Dusun are an ethnic group indigenous to the state of Sabah in Malaysia. Kadazan-Dusun term emerged from the merger Kadazan and Dusun ethnic. This merger is a result of the conflict politic. The Kadazan and the Dusun is not really different. The different between them is only the language just like the Malay language and the Indonesia language. Kadazandusun uses a lot of dialect with many culture and tradition.

Kadazandusun consist of forty of ethnic Dusun and Kadazan such as ‘Dusun Tindal’, ‘Dusun Lotud’, ‘Dusun Liwan’ ,’Rungus’ and ‘Orang Sungai’.This group living mainly in the west,inland and east cost in Sabah.For example, Tamparuli,Tuaran,Ranau and Penampang.Although,this group live in a different territorial division,their do not have any communication problems because they share same characteristic of culture based on their heritage.

I will tell you how to identify Kadazan or Dusun if you come to Sabah next time. We can identify Kadazan and Dusun based on their geographical residence. Kadazan,usually living in delta land and slopes which are suitable for rice farming like in Penampang while, Dusun living in hilly and mountainous in the inland of Sabah.

If you come to Sabah,do not forget to visit ‘Monsopiad Cultural Village’ in the district of Penampang and is located just outside in Kota Kinabalu which based on the Legend of Monsopiad a reknown warrior/headhunter of the Kadazandusun people.You cannot say that you have been to Sabah if you did not pay a visit to this historical side. The village can give you a lot of information for the cultural,historical and natural heritage of the Kadazandusun people.