The Coastal Kadazan language is a Austronesian language primarily spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the primary language spoken by the Kadazan ethnic group. The language has adopted many loanwords, particularly from other North Borneo indigenous languages and also Malay. The use of the language has been declining due to the use of Malay by the Malaysian federal government and by the use of English by British missionaries.

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  • The Coastal Kadazan language is a Austronesian language primarily spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the primary language spoken by the Kadazan ethnic group. The language has adopted many loanwords, particularly from other North Borneo indigenous languages and also Malay. The use of the language has been declining due to the use of Malay by the Malaysian federal government and by the use of English by British missionaries. The state of Sabah has introduced policies to prevent this decline, which is also happening to other native Sabahan languages. This included the policy of using Kadazan and other indigenous languages in public schools. Efforts have also been done to allow the language to become official in the state.
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  • Austronesian
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  • Kadazan, Coastal
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  • Penampang Kadazan, Papar Kadazan, Membakut Kadazan, Kadazan Tangaa
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  • first language: 60,000
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  • The Coastal Kadazan language is a Austronesian language primarily spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the primary language spoken by the Kadazan ethnic group. The language has adopted many loanwords, particularly from other North Borneo indigenous languages and also Malay. The use of the language has been declining due to the use of Malay by the Malaysian federal government and by the use of English by British missionaries.
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  • Coastal Kadazan language
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  • Kadazan, Coastal
  • Penampang Kadazan, Papar Kadazan, Membakut Kadazan, Kadazan Tangaa'
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