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Language: Kadazan Dusun

Population of Groups Speaking

480,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Dusun, Bundu	Malaysia	71,000	71,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	70.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Dusun, Central	Malaysia	206,000	206,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	75.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -
Dusun, Kadazan	Malaysia	76,000	106,000	●	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	27.00 %	6.00 %	-1 -
Dusun, Kuala Monsok	Malaysia	300	300	●	Christianity	4 ●	70.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Dusun, Sungai	Malaysia	51,000	51,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	40.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -
Dusun, Tambunan	Malaysia	23,000	23,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	65.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Dusun, Tempasuk	Malaysia	16,000	16,000	●	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	25.00 %	7.00 %	-1 -
Kadazan, Central	Malaysia	34,000	34,000	●	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	30.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Kota Marudu Tinagas	Malaysia	2,900	2,900	●	Ethnic Religions	4 ●	22.00 %	5.00 %	-1 -
Totals: 9						0 ●			0

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	dtp
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Bundu (Taginambur)
Central Dusun
Central Kadazan
Dusan
Dusum
Dusun
Dusun Sinulihan (Sinulihan)
Dusur
Idaan
Kadamaian Dusun
Kadasan
Kadayan
Kadazan
Kadazan Tangaa'
Kadazandusun
Kadazan-Tagaro (Tagaro)
Kedayan
Kiulu
Kota Marudu Tinagas
Kuala Monsok Dusun
Membakut Kadazan
Menggatal (Kiulu)
Papar Kadazan
Penampang Kadazan
Sinulihan
Tagaro
Taginambur
Talantang
Tambunan
Tampasok
Tampassuk
Telipok
Tempasok
Tempasuk
Tempasuk Dusun
Tinagas
Tindal
Tinombunan
Ulu Sugut Dusun

Dialects
Beaufort
Bundu
Coastal
Coastal Kadazan
Dusun Sinulihan
Kadazan
Kadazan-tagaro
Kiundu
Kuala Monsok Dusun
Kuriyou
Liwan
Luba
Menggatal
Pahu'
Pahu’
Ranau
Sokid
Tambunan Dusun
Tinagas Dusun
Tindal
Tindal Dusun

Dialect Alternate Names
Cadazan
Dusun, Central
Dusun, Central: Bundu
Dusun, Central: Kadazan-tagaro
Dusun, Central: Ranau
Kadazan Dusun
Kadazan Tangaa'
Kadazan, Central Dusun
Kadazan, Coastal
Kadazan-tagaro
Kiulu
Kota Belud
Membakut Kadazan
Papar Kadazan
Penampang Kadazan
Ranau
Sinulihan
Tagaro
Taginambur
Telipok
Ulu Tuaran

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1956-1984
New Testament	1971-1975
Complete Bible	1990-2000

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online Scripture (Talking Bibles)
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Dusun, Kadazan
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project)
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Today's Dusun Version Bible
Text / Printed Matter	EasyBibles

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Disclaimers:

Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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