Indigenous place names continued existence as markers of Indigenous identity in Sabah

• Main Authors: Jeannet Stephen, Jabil Mapjabil, Nor Arifah Mohd Nor, Patricia Antoinette P. Lajumin, Reany Koton, Johan Johnes
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Academic Inspired Network (AIN) 2021
• Subjects: GN301-674 Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32699/3/Indigenous%20place%20names%20continued%20existence%20as%20markers%20of%20Indigenous%20identity%20in%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32699/1/Indigenous%20place%20names%20continued%20existence%20as%20markers%20of%20Indigenous%20identity%20in%20Sabah%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32699/; http://www.ijafb.com/PDF/IJAFB-2021-36-10-27.pdf

Indigenous place names reflect not only the uniqueness of a community’s cultural heritage but also serve as a tie to the rich history of the place. By the time the United Nation’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages is officially launched in 2022, Sabah can vouch its contribution to the int...