Indigenous groups of
Sabah
An annotated bibliography of linguistic and anthropological
sources
Revised and
updated edition
Compiled by Hans J.B. Combrink, Craig Soderberg, Michael E.
Boutin and Alanna Y. Boutin
Sabah, one of the two states of Malaysia on
the island of Borneo, is popularly known as "the land below
the wind" and has a rich diversity in terms of linguistics,
culture, music, dance, crafts and religion.
This annotated bibliography is an attempt
to document and provide information about the availability
of resources on the languages and peoples of Sabah. It is
meant to be useful to everybody interested in the study or
advancement of the languages and cultures of Sabah.
The body of this bibliography is organized
into three sections according to author/title, ethnic
group, and topic, and includes entries up to the year 2000.
All books and articles as well as their locations are
included with annotations in the author/title section.
The following locations were investigated
in the preparation of this bibliography: the Local History
Collection of the Sabah State Library (including 10,000
volumes of the former British Council Library), the Borneo
Collection of the Tun Fuad Stephens Research Library, the
Sabah State Archives, the Library of the Sabah State
Museum, and the Library of the Malaysia Branch of SIL
International. 2006. xiv, 449 pp.
