EXPLORING RUNGUS LONGOI DOT PONGIZAP (COUNTING SONGS) OF SABAH

The Rungus are one of the indigenous Dusunic ethnic groups of Sabah, the northernmost region of Malaysia on Borneo Island. Most Rungus people reside in the administrative Districts of Kudat and Pitas of northern Sabah. In Rungus culture, many different genres of intangible cultural heritage, including traditional secular folk songs, have been passed down orally over generations. An important category of longoi tanganak (children’s songs) is longoi dot pongizap (counting songs). The author collected 87 Rungus longoi tanganak from Kudat and Pitas Districts. This paper discusses the longoi dot po... Mehr ...