Paitan people
From top: Orang Sungei of Paitan sub-district, Beluran as well as Kota Marudu districts, Tombonuo Dusun of Pitas District, and Lobu Dusun of Keningau and Ranau districts | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Malaysia (Sabah) | |
| Languages | |
| Paitanic, Malaysian (Sabah Malay dialect) and Sabahan English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) (60%) Christianity (Catholic, Protestants) (30%), Animism (Traditional religion) (5%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Paitan people or simply Paitans is the collective name of an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Sabah, Malaysia who speak the Paitanic languages. They primarily live in Pitas, Lahad Datu, Beluran (Labuk-Sugut), Telupid, Kinabatangan, Kota Marudu, Sandakan as well as Tongod districts and to some extent in both Keningau and Ranau districts. The ethnic comprises the Orang Sungei (including Buludupi Sungei), Tombonuo and several eastern Sabah Dusuns such as the Begak Dusun, Lobu Dusun (Rumanau), and Subpan Dusun. Within the federation of Malaysia, the Paitans are considered as one of Sabah Bumiputeras.