Dusun people

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Dusun people

Dusun Tindal of Kota Belud
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia
Languages
Dusun, Sabah Malay, Standard Malay and English
Religion
Christianity (Majority), Islam, Momolianism
Related ethnic groups
Sino-Dusun, Dusun people (Brunei), Orang Sungai, Ida'an, Bisaya, Murut, Idaanic people, Lun Bawang/Lundayeh other Austronesian peoples

Dusun is the collective name of an indigenous ethnic group to the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Collectively, they form the largest ethnic group in Sabah. The Dusun people have been internationally recognised as indigenous to Borneo since 2004 as per the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).^[1]

Other similarly named, yet unrelated groups can also be found in Brunei and the Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Bruneian Dusuns (Sang Jati Dusun) are directly related to the Dusun people of Sabah, both belong to the same Dusunic Family group. Bruneian Dusuns share a common origin, language and identity with the Bisaya people of Brunei, northern Sarawak and southwestern Sabah. In Indonesia, the Barito Dusun groups that can be found throughout the Barito River system belonged to the Ot Danum Dayak people instead.