Races in Sabah

Malay language is the national language spoken across ethnicities, although Sabahan dialect called Baku is different from West Malaysian dialect of Johor-Riau. Sabah also has its own slang for many words in Malay, mostly originated from indigenous or Indonesian words. In addition, indigenous languages such as Kadazan, Dusun, Bajau and Murut have their own segments on state radio broadcast as well as English.
The people of Sabah are divided into 32 officially recognised ethnic groups, in which 28 are recognized as Bumiputra, or indigenous people. The largest non-bumiputra ethnic group is the Chinese (13.2%). The predominant Chinese dialect group in Sabah is Hakka, followed by Cantonese and Hokkien. Most Chinese people in Sabah are concentrated in the major cities and towns, namely Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau. The largest indigenous ethnic group is Kadazan-Dusun, followed by Bajau, and Murut. There is a much smaller proportion of Indians and other South Asians in Sabah compared to other parts of Malaysia. Cocos people is a minority ethnic residing in Sabah especially at the Tawau Division. Collectively, all persons coming from Sabah are known as Sabahans and identify themselves as such.
Sabah demography consists of many ethnic groups, for example:

Kadazan-Dusun Bajau Bruneian Malay Murut Rungus Kedayan Bisaya Lotud Kwijau Tambanuo Orang Sungai

Dumpas Mangka'ak Tidong Maragang Ida'an Minokok Rumanau Paitan Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh Orang Cocos Illanun

Sabah born Chinese (Malaysian) including mixed parentage with natives (Sino)

Kadazandusun sub-ethnic groups

Kadazandusun is the collective name for more than 40 sub-ethnic groups which can be divided to three main groups: the Kadazan/Dusun, Murut and Orang Sungai. Kadazan/Dusun group: Central Dusun (Bundu-Liwan of Ranau, Tambunan, Keningau and Papar that is the largest Dusun. Dusun Tindal of Kota Belud, Tuaran and Tamparuli. Sinulihan of Kiulu, Penampang, Inanam, Menggatal and Telipok. Tagahas of Ulu Papar in Penampang and Papar interior and in western Tambunan. Tuhawon of Kg. Tikolod Tambunan, Tolinting of Kg. Tolinting Ranau, and Tibabar of Kg. Tibabar Tambunan). Kimaragang Dusun (Tobilung, Tagas, Talantang/Tandek/Maragang, Sandayoh, Sonsogon, Sukang and Tagaro). Kadazan/Tangara/Tangaa' (Kadazan Penampang, Kadazan Papar). Kadazandusun of Klias that is Tatana, Tutung and Kadazan of Membakut and Bisaya. Dusun Lotud of Tuaran, Rungus of Kudat, Langkon (Kota Marudu) and Pitas, Dusun Kwijau/Kuriyou/Kuyau of Ulu Monsok and Bingkor Keningau, Dusun Gana of Bingkor Keningau, Dusun Bonggi of Pulau Banggi Kudat, Dusun Minokok of Ulu Kinabatangan, Dusun Mangkaak/kunatong of Beluran, Dusun Pingas of Ulu Kinabatangan. Murut group: Tagol, Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh, Timugon, Paluan, Keningau Murut, Baukan, Tenggara of Ulu Kinabatangan, Sandakan, Lun Dayeh, Tidong, Okolod, Selungai and Serundung Murut near Kalimantan. Orang Sungai group: Abai Sungai of Kuala Abai, Kinabatangan, Sungoi Sungai of Beluran Sandakan, Tombonuo, Lingkabau, Dumpas, Dusun Ulu Kinabatangan (Rumanau/Tampias Lobu, Lanas Lobu, Lobu, Makiang, Kolobuan, Sinobu and Malapi). The Kadazandusun ethnic group make up 1/3 of 3.2 milion Sabah's population. 600,000 are the Central Dusun.

Faces Of Kadazan Dusun People