Dusun language

Central Dusun
Boros Dusun
Bunduliwan
Native toMalaysia, Brunei
RegionSabah and Federal Territory of Labuan
EthnicityDusun people, Kadazan people
Ethnic population: 714,000 (2024)[1]
Native speakers
260,000 Central Dusun (2010)[2]
Standard forms
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byMultiple:[3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dtp
Glottologcent2100

Central Dusun, also known as Bunduliwan (Dusun: Boros Dusun), is an Austronesian language and one of the more widespread languages spoken by the Dusun (including Kadazan) peoples of Sabah, Malaysia.

  1. ^ "Demographic Statistics, First Quarter 2024". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Central Dusun at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  3. ^ Bating, Henry (2008). Bahasa Kadazandusun dan Pembakuan [The Kadazandusun Language and Standardization]. Kursus Pemantapan Profesionalisme Bahasa Kadazandusun (in Malay). IPG Keningau. pp. 1–11.