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Dusun/Momogun/Momogun Rungus | |
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Total population | |
74 000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Malaysia (Sabah) | |
Languages | |
Rungus, Malaysian (Sabah Malay dialect) and Sabahan English | |
Religion | |
Christianity (95%), Islam and Animism (5%) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kadazan-Dusun, Murut |
The Momogun Rungus are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Sabah, Malaysia. They primarily live in northern Sabah especially in Kudat, Kota Marudu and Pitas districts with small minorities in the Beluran district of the east coast Sandakan Division. They have a distinct language, dress, architecture, customs and oral literature from other Dusunic sub-groups. There are around 74,000 Rungus people in the state.