Resumen de Changing the Language Ecology of Kadazandusun: The Role of the Kadazandusun Language Foundation

Rita Lasimbang, Trixie Kinajil

• This article examines the role the Kadazandusun Language Foundation has played in changing the language ecology of the Kadazandusun language. Over the period of the last 15 years, the state of the Kadazandusun language has undergone major progression that includes the making of a trilingual Kadazan Dusun–Malay–English dictionary. This article also relates to the impact the language situation has had on changing attitudes toward mother-tongue use in the Kadazandusun community.