Rungus people

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Rungus people

Dusun/Momogun/Momogun Rungus
A Rungus fisherman in Kampung Loro Kecil, Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia.
Total population
74 000
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia (Sabah)
Languages
Rungus, Malaysian (Sabah Malay dialect) and Sabahan English
Religion
Christianity (95%), Islam and Animism (5%)
Related ethnic groups
Kadazan-Dusun, Murut

The Momogun Rungus are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Sabah, Malaysia. They primarily live in northern Sabah especially in Kudat, Kota Marudu and Pitas districts with small minorities in the Beluran district of the east coast Sandakan Division. A sub-group of the Kadazan-Dusun, they have a distinct language, dress, architecture, customs and oral literature from other Dusunic sub-groups. There are around 74,000 Rungus people in the state.