Ethnic groups in Sabah

ethnic group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the Riau Islands and the coast of Borneo

The Sama-Bajau include several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia. The name collectively refers to related people who usually call themselves the Sama or Samah (formally '''A'a Sama, "Sama people"); or are known by the exonym Bajau (, also spelled Badjao, Bajaw, Badjau, Badjaw, Bajo or Bayao'). They usually live a seaborne lifestyle and use small wooden sailing vessels such as the perahu (layag in Maranao), djenging (balutu), lepa, and vinta (pilang). They also use medium-sized vessels like the jungkung, timbawan and small fishing vessels like biduk and bogo-katik''. Some Sa

ethnic group in Malaysia; Malaysians of Chinese ancestry

Austronesian ethnic group

ethnic group originally from South Lanao in Mindanao island

ethnic group in Brunei

Malaysian indigenous ethnic group

The Kedayan (also known as Kadayan, Kadaian or Kadyan) are an ethnic group residing in Brunei, Federal Territory of Labuan, southwest of Sabah, and north of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. According to the Language and Literature Bureau of Brunei, the Kedayan language (ISO 639-3: kxd) is spoken by about 30,000 people in Brunei, and it has been claimed that there are a further 46,500 speakers in Sabah and 37,000 in Sarawak. In Sabah, the Kedayan mainly live in the southern districts of Sipitang and Beaufort, where they are counted as a part of the local Malay populace (and they are often consi

ethnic group

ethnic group in Borneo

A Borneo Native originally from Murud Mountain in Lawas, Sarawak 🇲🇾

Kadazandusun (also written as Kadazan-Dusun) are native ethnic group in Sabah, Malaysia. They are formed as an amalgamation of the closely related indigenous Kadazan and Dusun peoples. This ethnic group is the largest in the state, numbering almost a million individuals. Kadazandusun people concentrated in Sabah's Kudat Division, West Coast Division, Lower and Upper Interior Division and also found in the eastern Sandakan Division and Lahad Datu District in Tawau Division. "Kadazandusun" is an umbrella term that encompasses various sub-ethnic, tribes and sub-tribes under the Kadazan and Dusun

ethnic group in Australia

group borneo

Dayak ethnic group native to Tana Tidung in North Kalimantan (Indonesia)

ethnic group of Borneo

ethnic group in Malaysia

The Kwijau or Kuijau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The Kwijau tribe claim descent from the Nunuk Ragang settlers who intermarried and assimilated with the native Muruts. They reside in the Keningau district of the Interior Division within a 12-mile radius to the west and north of Keningau town centre (located in the township or sub-district of Bingkor). Their population was estimated at 7,910 in the year 2000. They are considered a sub-group of the Kadazan-Dusun, as their language is on the Dusunic branch of the Austronesian languag