 Kadazandusun priests and priestesses attires during the opening ceremony of Kaamatan 2014 at Hongkod Koisaan, the unity hall of KDCA | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 714,000 (2024)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Malaysia(Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan, Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Languages | |
| Dusunic languages (especially Dusun and Kadazan), Malaysian (Sabah Malay dialect), Sabahan English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Mainly Roman Catholic and Protestant) (74.8%), Sunni Islam (22.6%), Momolianism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dusun, Sino-Native, Rungus, Kadazan, Orang Sungai, Murut, Dusun (Brunei), Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh | |
a Yearbook of Statistics: Sabah, 2002 & Sabah Statistics 2020 Data |
Kadazandusun (also written as Kadazan-Dusun or Mamasok) are the largest ethnic group in Sabah, Malaysia, an amalgamation of the closely related indigenous Kadazan and Dusun peoples.[2] "Kadazandusun" is an umbrella term that encompasses both the Kadazan and Dusun peoples. They are also known as Mamasok Sabah, meaning "indigenous people of Sabah". Kadazandusun tradition holds that they are the descendants of Nunuk Ragang. Kadazandusun is recognised as an indigenous nation of Borneo with documented heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2004.[3] Kadazandusuns are part of the bumiputera in Malaysia having been endowed with rights concerning land, rivers, education and maintaining their own customary laws.
- ^ "Demographic Statistics, First Quarter 2024". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "People & History". Official Website of the Sabah State Government. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Language: Kadazandusun, Malaysia". Discovery Channel. 2004 – via UNESCO Multimedia Video & Sound Collections.