What Sabah means?

What Sabah means?

A silhouette of Mount Kinabalu represents the state of Sabah. Zircon blue represents peace and calmness. Icicle blue represents unity and prosperity. Royal blue represents strength and harmony.

Are there Malays in Sabah?

Sabah has its own slang for Malay which originated either from indigenous words, Brunei Malay, Suluk, Cocos Malay and Indonesian language. The large Chinese minority in Sabah are mostly of the Hakka subgroup. There are also significant minorities speaking other dialects, particular the Cantonese and Hokkien dialects.

Is Dusun indigenous?

Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Dusun has been recognized as among the indigenous community of Borneo, with documented heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2004.

Is Labuan under Sabah?

Labuan as part of Sabah, joined Malaysia in 1963, and was subsequently declared as Federal Territory in 1984. The main town is now known as Bandar Labuan.