It is good to actually know our root. Me myself, from the Dusun tribe in Sabah. Im proud to let others know that im a Dusun. Well, its me anyway, what’s it is there for to hide? Its a beautiful tribe, full of passion in life, and yea especially in music tho 
, and everything is so warm so welcoming…
Yep, browsing tru the internet,i found a very nice something-to-share…
Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysia.
The Kadazans are an ethnic group Indigenous peoples to the state of Sabah in Malaysia. They are found mainly on the west coast of Sabah, the surrounding locales, and various locations in the interior….
ethnic group, and also because of other political initiatives, a new unified term called “Kadazan-Dusun.
Kadazan-Dusun is the term assigned to the unification of the classification of two Indigenous peoples tribes in Sabah, Malaysia—the ethnic groups Kadazan and Dusun….
” was created. Collectively, they form largest ethnic group Sabah. A small minority of Dusuns can also be found in Brunei.
The ethnic group, makes up, at one time, 30% of Sabah population and are broken down into more than 30 sub-ethnic, or dialectical groups, or tribes each speaking a slightly different dialect of the Dusunic family language. They are mostly mutually understandable.
Coincidentally, Dusun is the Malay word that means “orchard” and is derived from “Orang Dusun” or “men of the orchards” as their houses are surrounded with fruit trees. A popular misconception is that the Dusun people named themselves (or were named) according to the Malay definition of the word Dusun. In actuality, even before the Malay language or British colonists had arrived in Sabah, the Dusun had long since called themselves by the name ‘Dusun’.
The Dusun traded with the coastal people by bringing their agricultural produce to exchange for salt, salted fish, and other products. The name ‘Dusun’ was popularized by the British colonial masters who borrowed the term from the Brunei Malays.
There is, however, confusion about the use of “Dusun” when the name, Kadazan, was introduced as the new identity of the Dusun people in the early 1960s. At one time there was a serious dispute between those who want the group to be called “Kadazans” (saying that “Dusun” was deragotary), and those who want to continue with the original “Dusun”. The pro-Dusuns argued that “Kadazan” originates from the word “Kakadazan” (a place of maKadazandusuns are known as the Latin artists of the East, being famous in the state for love and passion for music. Their traditional dances appear attractive and gentle full of passion for life, making the Kadazandusun culture a popular and beautiful one, and much sought by tourists to Sabah.
Even though Kadazandusuns are known for their peaceful nature, they are also well known for their bravery and defiant nature towards oppression and foreign rule. Monsopiad the legendary warrior of the Penampang district who lived in the 1700s to 1800s took 48 heads in the heat of battle before being overwhelmed. Warriors in the Marudu district (the most fearsome being Kulindod), and in Tuaran fought off attacks of enemies–Irranuns in Marudu, and Bruneians and Irranuns in Tuaran.ny shops–”Kadai” is “shop” in Kadazan), thus “Kadazan” can also be said to originate from Malay! Those Dusuns in the Penampang and Papar district now prefer to be called Kadazans.