The Lotud are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. They reside in the Tuaran District in the West Coast Division of Sabah. Their population was estimated at 5,000 in the year 1985. They are considered a sub-group of the Kadazan-Dusun, as their language is on the Dusunic branch of the Austronesian language family (ISO 639-3 dtr). About 20% of the population has been converted to evangelical Christianity, the remainder are animist. Their traditional dance is Mongigol Tuaran or Sumayau, which is a ritual dance to honor the spirit of skulls and the spirits of sacred jars. Their traditional houses contain six main areas built on 16 poles. An excellent example can be found at the Sabah Museum in Kota Kinabalu. The word indigenous is derived from the latin word indigena, meaning nativ, indigenous, aboriginal, and has several, related meanings: The native people of a place; see the article indigenous people. ... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... Borneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... West Coast Division is an administrative division of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ... ISO 639-3 is in process of development as an international standard for language codes. ... Evangelicalism, in a strictly lexical, but rarely used sense, refers to all things that are implied in belief that Jesus is the savior. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Kota Kinabalu (354,153 estimated population 2000, 900,000 including suburban areas), formerly Jesselton, is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. ...