Dumpas

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
dmv
Alternate Names
Doompas
User Population

2,400 (2015 A. Ismael). No monolinguals (2015 A. Ismael). Ethnic population: 4,000 (2015 A. Ismael).

Location

Sabah: Beluran district, Bakung-Bakung, Gana Jati, Perancangan, Rancangan Nangoh, Tarasak, and Tombidong-Bidong villages.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Dusunic, Unclassified
Dialects

87% intelligibility of Tombonuo [txa], 57% of Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan [dtb], 44% of Coastal Kadazan dialect of Kadazan Dusun [dtp] (King 1984). Lexical similarity: 80% with Sugut Dusun [kzs] (Smith 1984: 26).

Language Use

Due to the emphasis on Standard Malay [zsm] in the educational system, those born after the 1990s are not fluent in the language, although they can still understand. Home, Friends, some Religion, Work. Adults only. Mixed attitudes. Shifting to Sabah Malay [msi]. Also use Tombonuo [txa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dumpas
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.