Tidung people

The Tidong, Tidung or Tedong, as Tiroon, tirones or Camucones described, are an indigenous ethnic group of the Malay Archipelago. Your principal area of ​​distribution lies in the Indonesian part of Borneo, as well as in Sabah.

Designation

The term tidong means in Tarakan dialect of Tidongsprache "hill" or " hill people." As with several other peoples of the Malay Archipelago, the term " Tidong " is a collective term that is used to describe several closely related indigenous groups. The different groups of Tidong call themselves not in all cases as tidong, but are summarized by modern anthropology because of similarities in cultural and religious practices to a common group.

Settlement areas

The traditional territories of the Tidong are in Kalimantan Timur on the rivers Sungai Sembakung and Sungai Sibuku from their headwaters to the estuary north of Pulau Tarakan and thence along the coast; southward to the mouth of Sungai Bolongan and northward as far as Tawau including Cowie Bay. An enclave of Tidong is located at Sungai Labuk, opposite the city Klagan.

Demography

For Sabah are the census from the year 2010 ( Census 2010) a population of 28 515 to Tidong. [Note 1] Tidong in other states are without statistical significance.

For Indonesia, the reference book Ethnologue indicates an estimated number of 27,000 Tidong in 2007.

Language

The language spoken by the ethnic Tidong heard along with the other indigenous languages ​​of Sabah to Idahan language family, which in turn gehört.Die to the Malayo - Polynesian languages ​​West Tidong language ( ISO 639-3 code tid ) is in different dialects spoken, which is

• In Indonesia in the dialects Nonukan ( Nunukan ) Penchangan, Sedalir ( Salalir, Sadalir, Saralir, Selalir ) Tidung, Tarakan ( Terakan ) Sesayap ( Sesajap ) and Sibuku;
• In Sabah in the dialects Tarakan ( Terakan ) and Sesayap ( Sesajap ).

Culture

The advocacy of Tidong is perceived by the cultural community KDCA ( Kadazan - Dusun Cultural Association ).