Coastal Kadazan | |
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Boos Kadazan (Bo'os Kadazan) | |
Dusun Tangara | |
Native to | North Borneo (East Malaysia) |
Region | Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan |
Ethnicity | 220,000 Kadazan people (2018) |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 200,000[citation needed]) |
Austronesian
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Standard forms | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Malaysia (as Kadazandusun) |
Regulated by | Multiple (?):[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dtp |
Glottolog | coas1294 |
Coastal Kadazan, also known as Dusun Tangara, is a dialect of the Central Dusun as well as a minority language primarily spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the primary dialect spoken by the Kadazan people in the west coast of Sabah especially in the districts of Penampang, Papar and Membakut (sub-district of Beaufort).