Lun Bawang

Lun Bawang
Lundayeh
Lun Bawang young women in traditional attire.
Total population
Approximately 50,550
Regions with significant populations
Borneo:
 Malaysia26,450 (2020 census)[1]
       Sabah6,941 (2020 census)[2]
       Sarawak17,676 (2020 census)[3]
 Indonesia23,000 (2007 SIL)[4]
 Brunei1,110 (2021 census)[5]
Languages
Lun Bawang (dialects include Trusan, Lun Daye, Papadi, Putoh/Putuk, Mengalong, Lun Dayah, Adang, Tabun, Treng, Kolur, Padas, Trusan and Lepu Potong), Indonesian language, Malaysian language, Sarawakian Malay
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), Islam, Animism
Related ethnic groups
Kelabit, Lengilu, Putoh, Sa'ban & Tring

The Lun Bawang (formerly known as Trusan Murut and Mengalong Murut or Southern Murut) is an ethnic group found in Central Northern Borneo. They are indigenous to the southwest of Sabah (Interior Division including Labuan) and the northern region of Sarawak (Limbang Division), highlands of North Kalimantan (Long Bawan , Krayan, Malinau, Mentarang ) and Brunei (Temburong District).

In the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the Lun Bawang (through the term Murut) are officially recognised by the Constitution as a native of Sarawak[6] and are categorised under the Orang Ulu people; whilst in the neighbouring state of Sabah and Krayan highland in Kalimantan, they are sometimes named Lundayeh or Lun Daye. In Brunei, they are also identified by law as one of the 7 natives (indigenous people) of Brunei, through the term Murut.[7] Nevertheless, in Sabah, Kalimantan, and Brunei, the term Lun Bawang is gaining popularity as a unifying term for this ethnicity across all regions. There are also other alternative names such as Lun Lod, Lun Baa', and Lun Tana Luun.

Lun Bawang people are traditionally agriculturalists and practise animal husbandry such as rearing poultry, pigs, and buffaloes. Lun Bawangs are also known to be hunters and fisherman.

  1. ^ Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics Malaysia. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Lun Bawang/Murut(Sarawak)=19,297; Lundayeh=7,153
  2. ^ Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: State Sabah (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics Malaysia. p. 80. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Number of population by sub-ethnic group, Sabah, 2020 - Lun Bawang/Murut(Sarawak)=877; Lundayeh=6,064
  3. ^ Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: State Sarawak (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics Malaysia. pp. 83–84. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Number of population by sub-ethnic group, Sarawak, 2020 - Lun Bawang/Murut(Sarawak)=17,315; Lundayeh=361
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  5. ^ The Population and Housing Census Report (BPP) 2021: Demographics, Household and Housing Characteristics (PDF) (in Malay and English). Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Brunei Darussalam. p. 51. Retrieved 3 December 2022. Population by Race, 2021, Brunei Darussalam, Melayu Murut=1110 (0.4%)
  6. ^ Constitution of Malaysia (ed.), Article 162 (7), retrieved 25 September 2010
  7. ^ "Chapter 15: Brunei Nationality Act" (PDF), Laws of Brunei, 25 September 2010, p. 4