Group: | Dumpas people Orang Dumpas |
Population: | 1,500[1] |
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Langs: | Dumpas, Tambanuo, Malaysian (Sabah Malay) |
Rels: | Ethnic religion (predominantly), Islam, Christianity |
Related: | Tambanuo people, and other Kadazan-Dusuns |
The Dumpas are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, Malaysia. They reside in the villages of Rancangan Nangoh and Perancangan of the Beluran district in the Sandakan Division.[2] Their population was estimated at 1,078 in the year 2000. Their language (ISO 639-3 dmv) belongs to the Paitanic branch of the Austronesian language family. The language is dying out as a result of intermarriage with other groups, and since native speakers also use Tambanuo in their daily conversation.