THE ETHNIC CULTUREOF

KADAZAN DUSUN

THE HISTORICAL OF KADAZAN DUSUN

‘kadazan’ ’kakadazan’(towns)‘kedaian’‘kedai’(shops)

‘momogun’ / ‘mamasok’

Dusun described as a Tulun Tindal (landsman)

Bobolians or bobohizans (female shaman) said kadazan = ‘the

people of the land’

Dusun = ‘Orchard Farm’

‘Orang Dusun’ means ‘the people of the Orchard

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Population in Sabah

Population in Sabah

Kadazan Dusun is the largest ethnic in Sabah

Make up 1/3 of 3.2 million Sabah’s population

Kadazan/Dusun : central Dusun ( Bindu-liwan of

Ranau,Tambunan,Keningau,Papar and many mores

Majority of the Kadazan are Christians and Protestan

Influence of the Spanish missionaries

• The Kadazan belief system centers around the spirit or entity called “Kinorohingan”

spirit rules over the planting and harvesting of rice

“Bobohizan”

THE NUNUK LEGEND

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Originated from a place called “Nunuk Ragang”

Location : Tampias where the rivers, Liwagu, Takashaw and Gelibang meet to the east of Ranau and Tambunan

Nunuk is a Dusun word for “Bayan Tree”

Ragang comes from the word “Aragang” which means RED

measured 6 outstretched arms in circumference

It’s tree top was estimated to be able to shelter under seven Kadazan/Dusun huts Measure 12 by 20 feet

DUSUN TRADISIONAL COSTUME

Sub ethnic have different traditional uniform

Usually the color Black

WHY Black colour?

Only have a few type of plant to immerse cloth

Add a few of bead for decoration

Silver dolar coin for the woman belt

uniform

Traditional cloth usually use in Pesta

Kaamatan

TRADITIONAL FOODS

• Hinava• Tuhau• Bosou• Butod

Hinava

• Means , cook without using heat

• Ingredients :• Fresh fish , seed of ‘Bambangan’ fruit , red

chili , ginger , red onion

‘Tuhau’

• How to make it :mash the tuhau or cut it into small pieces

Ingredients :Vinegar/lime, chili , salt

• Tuhau

Bosou

• How its made :• Store in the container for two week or more

• Ingredients :• Fish/prawn/meat , rice , salt , chili

Butod

• Eat as a ‘pusas’ while drinking tapai• Could be eaten without cooked

Traditional Tools

•Wakid

•Sirung

• Sabit

• Saab

Traditional Instruments

Sompoton

8 thin dried bamboo on different length

The sound made by blowing

GongTagung

Momodunsai

Sound made by way = Magagung

Kulintangan

Consist of a number of small gong

Sometimes there played Kulintangan + Magagung

Suling

Made from a dry bamboo

Type of solute

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