Rumanau people

Rumanau people
Lobu people
Total population
(5,000^[1])
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia
Languages
Rumanau, Malaysian in the Sabah Malay variant.
Related ethnic groups
Kadazan-Dusun, Murut

The Rumanau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. They are known as the Lobu in the Keningau District near Lanas, and the Rumanau in the Masaum, Mangkawagu, Minusu areas of the Kinabatangan District along the Kinabatangan River, in Sandakan Division. Their population was estimated at 2,800 in the year 1991. They are a sub-group of the Kadazan-Dusun, although their language (ISO 639-3 ruu) belongs to the Paitanic branch of the Austronesian language family.

References

↑ "Lanas Lobu in Malaysia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2016-09-02.

Ethnic groups in Malaysia by region

Malaysians

Nationwide

Peninsular
Malaysia

Malays

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

Indian

Others

Sarawak

Malays	Bruneian Malay Kedayan Sarawakian Malay

Dayak	Bidayuh Bukitan Iban Selako

Orang Ulu	Kayan Kelabit Kenyah Lun Bawang Penan Punan Ukit

Others	Bisaya Melanau

Sabah

Malays	Bruneian Malay Kedayan Cocos Malays

Kadazan-Dusun	Dumpas Dusun Ida'an Kadazan Kwijau Lotud Mangka'ak Maragang Minokok Orang Sungai Rumanau Rungus Tambanuo

Others	Bajau Bisaya Illanun Lun Bawang Murut Suluk Tidong

Foreign ethnicities
/expatriates

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