HISTORY OF SABAH
COMMUNITY
There are an estimated 42 ethnic groups with over 200 sub-
ethnic groups with separate own languages, cultures and
belief systems.
The three largest indigenous groups in Sabah are the
Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau and the Murut.
There are large Malay, Suluk and other Bumiputera ethnic
minorities,while the Chinese makes up the main non-
indigenous population.
High migration to the state was noticeable in the 1970s,
when hundreds of thousands of Filipino refugees, mostly the
Moros, began arriving due to the Moro conflict in the county.
FOOD
Ambuyat Kuih Cincin
A traditional food for the brunei and Made from brown sugar and rice flour,
bisaya people, and is even the main this cake is named after its ring-like
dish after rice.The kadazan, murut, shape.The ingredients used to make
kuih cincin are sugar, nipah
dusun and bajau people in sabah
are also very fond of this food sugar/sponge sugar, rice flour, cooking
called linut. oil, water and Melaka sugar. It is the
melaka sugar that contributes to the
sweetness of this crispy ring cake.
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Traditional Attire
Traditional Dance
Sumazau Limbai Magunatip
a traditional folk dance that is popular It is an act of welcoming the This dance involves jumping steps. The speed of the
in Sabah and throughout Malaysia. It is bridegroom and his entourage and music tempo as well as the clapping speed of the
to invite them to the bride's house bamboo sticks increases gradually in order to create
a traditional dance of the Kadazan more excitement among the audiences. Good timing
Dusun. It is often performed during the and agility is required to perform this dance to avoid
harvest festival celebration every May.
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Music
CUSTOM & TRADITION
The bride and groom would Tina'uh' is the highest custom in the
feed each other with simple wedding ceremony of the Murut
meal of rice, meat (chicken) Tahol or Tagal people.
and soup. While some words tina'uh is the custom of sending
were recited when seated dowry or the last wedding item by
the groom to the bride.
together.
Traditional Game
Lansaran Sepak Manggis Binsulong
This community normally will play it during wedding
It is only done on a special floor measuring ceremony. The colourful basket will be hanged at A traditional game of Kadazandusun
about 81 square feet. The location of the bamboo pole and inside the basket will be full of prize people.There is a string ‘trapped’inside
special floor is located in the middle of a long the double roop-rattan spiral and you
from the groom. need to pull it out without cutting the
house made using round wood.
string.
Sarawak has six major ethnic
groups, Iban, Chinese, Malay,
Bidayuh, Melanau, and Orang
Ulu,[276] as well as a number of
ethnic groups with smaller but
still substantial populations,
such as the Kedayan, Javanese,
Bugis, Murut, and Indian.
Food
Mee Kolok Ayam Pansuh Kek LapisDry noodles tossed in a savoury pork and shallot The origin of ayam pansuh is unknown, but the Ibans
mixture, topped off with fragrant fried onions. and the Bidayuhs from western Borneo always prepare
Originated from the state of Sarawak, this dish during festivals, especially during the Gawai known as kek lapis Sarawak or
characteristically light and tossed in a transparent Dayak (a thanksgiving festival marking a bountiful kek lapis modern Sarawak in
Malay, is a layered cake from the
sauce. harvest). state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
Melanau Bidayuh Ngepan
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Traditional Attire
Traditional Dance
Alu-Alu Ngajat Rajang Be'uhan integral part of the funeral rites of the Popular family of dances among the Iban
tribe. It is usually performed at night over a people in Sarawak, Malaysia; Temburong originated when a Bidayuh legendary hero,
span of four days as a means to comfort the District, Brunei and West Kalimantan, Madu Sawan was ordered by the King of the
Pleiades to fight with the legendary bird of the
relatives and friends of the deceased. Indonesia. sky known as Tingkilang Ramang(The Eagle
Spirit)
Agung Drum music Taboh Music
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Music
CUSTOM & TRADITION
Literature Farming Ritual Festival
The Bureau published the religious Because rice farming is the key life-
text Jerita pasal Daniel and took sustaining activity among Dayaks,
over the distribution of Radio
Times from Radio Sarawak. The the first category of festivals is
1962 sales of English and Iban related to agriculture.
books were described by the
Bureau as “encouraging.”
Traditional Game
Nyabung Manuk Bamboo log Sumpit
a traditional game that the Iban Another dance is the bamboo Sumpit has become one of the traditional
universally play in Sarawak, it's a dance, a lot like our singkil and games for competitions in Sarawak and is
game said to be first played by the tinikling dances here but a different enjoyed by people from all walks of life.
still with how they assemble the
deities. bamboo poles when performing
Conclusion
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References
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