Tambanuo people

Tambanuo people
Tombonuo / Tambanua / Paitan
Total population
(14,000^[1])
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia (Sabah)
Languages
Tambanuo language, Malay
Religion
Christianity (majority), Islam, Animism
Related ethnic groups
Orang Sungai, Kadazan-Dusun

The Tambanuo (or Tombonuo) people are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. They reside in Beluran, Kota Marudu, and Pitas districts of Kudat Division of Sabah. Their population was estimated at 20,000 in the year 1990. They are considered a sub-group of the Orang Sungai, and their language (ISO 639-3 txa) belongs to the Paitanic branch of the Austronesian language family.

References

↑ "Tambanua, Paitan in Malaysia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

Ethnic groups in Malaysia by region

Malaysians

Nationwide	Malay (list) Chinese (list) Indian (list) Tamil Native Indonesian Banjarese Buginese Javanese Minangkabau

Peninsular Malaysia	Acehnese Cham Jawi Peranakan Kristang people Indian Chitty Penangite Indian Telugu Malaysian Siamese Malays Johorean Malay Kedahan Malay Kelantanese Malay Malaccan Malay Negeri Sembilanese Malay Perakian Malay Penangite Malay Perlisian Malay Pahangite Malay Selangorian Malay Terengganuan Malay Minangkabau Rawa Orang Asli Proto-Malay Temuan Jakun Orang Kanaq Orang Kuala Orang Seletar Orang Laut Semelai Semang Batek Lanoh Jahai Kensiu Kintaq Mos Senoi Semai Mah Meri Cheq Wong Temiar Jah Hut Semaq Beri Peranakan / Baba Nyonya

Sarawak	Bisaya Dayak Bidayuh Bukitan Iban Selako Orang Ulu Kayan Kelabit Kenyah Lun Bawang Penan Punan Ukit Malays Bruneian Malay Kedayan Sarawakian Malay Melanau

Sabah	Bajau Binadan Bisaya Illanun Kadazan-Dusun Dumpas Dusun Ida'an Kadazan Kwijau Lotud Mangka'ak Maragang (Kimaragang) Minokok Orang Sungai Rumanau Rungus Tambanuo Tatana Tobilung Lun Bawang Malays Bruneian Malay Kedayan Cocos Malays Murut Suluk Tagaas Tidong

Foreign ethnicities /expatriates	African Arab Bangladeshi Burmese China/Taiwan Chinese East Timorese Filipino (Zamboangans) India Indian Indonesian Iranian Japanese Jewish (former) Korean Nepali Pakistani Sri Lankan Vietnamese

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