The Dumpas are an

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residing in

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory ...

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. They reside in the kampung Rancangan Nangoh and Perancangan villages in Labuk-Suguut Subdistrict of

Sandakan Division Sandakan Division ( ms, Bahagian Sandakan) is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia. It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region. With an area of 28,205 square kilometres, it occupies 38.3% o ...

. Their

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was estimated at 1,078 in the year 2000. Their language (

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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.

References

Ethnic groups in Sabah Kadazan-Dusun people {{Asia-ethno-group-stub