Richard F. Tunggolou wrote an article “The Origins and Meanings of the terms “Kadazan” and “Dusun” on Feb. 21, 1999. He did a research and explored the many explanations and theories about the origins and meanings of the word ‘Kadazan’ and ‘Dusun’.
This article may give further explanation to those who claim that ‘Kadazan’ comes from the ‘Kakadazan’.
The article may very well confirm that there is no such race as ‘Kadazandusun’ as being propagated by some.
“There have also been claims that word ‘Kadazan’ had been coined by politicians in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. According to this view, the late Datuk Peter J. Mojuntin and the late Tun Fuad Stephens invented the word for political purposes.”
Some people also claimed that the word ‘Kadazan’ was derived from the word ‘kedaian’ from the Malay word ‘kedai’.
How come these people, who never stayed in a town (Old Donggongon Town), suddenly decided to call themselves after ‘town’ when only one shop (Selamat Chari Nasip) was owned by the only Kadazan at that time, the late OKK Sikopit Siganul?
“Those who proposed this view have not come up with answers as to why these people - who did not live in a town – had decided to call themselves ‘people of the town’”.
“Those who espouse this explanation have not (even) come up with valid reasons why the people of Penampang and Papar called themselves after a shop,” said Tunggolou.
Tunggolou also said, “that the word ‘Kadazan’ was already in existence before any towns or shops were built in the Penampang District and that Kadazan politicians did not invent the word in the late fifties and early sixties.”
The Bobolian or Bobohizan (priestesses) say that the meaning of ‘Kadazan’ is ‘tulun’ or ‘tuhun’––people.
“Thus, the most likely explanation for the term ‘Kadazan’ is that it means ‘the people’”, Tunggolou said in his article.
The writer, Richard F. Tunggolou, hopes that his article will in some way make the blurred picture of the ongoing question on the origins and meanings of the terms/words ‘Kadazan’ and ‘Dusun’ clearer.
Read the article ‘THE ORIGINS AND MEANINGS OF THE TERMS “KADAZAN” AND “DUSUN” written by Richard F. Tunggolou HERE.
Richard F. Tunggolou is a Member of the Committee of Management of Kadazandusun Language Foundation (KLF). By his membership in KLF, he should take necessary steps to rectify the Beginner’s Kadazandusun Dictionary published by KLF, wherein the term ‘Kadazandusun’ is classified as an indigenous race, whilst the ‘Kadazan’ and ‘Dusun’ races have been purposely declassified. – LINUNDUS.
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