Ensuring Dusun Tinagas traditions not forgotten | Daily Express Malaysia

RANAU: The Dusun Tinagas community have achieved another historic milestone with the launch of the ethnic’s original patterns and motif and their presentation to the Archives and Sabah State Arts and Culture Board in a ceremony here, recently.
The Tinagas Piuludan ceremony themed “Tumungag, Mingkakat, Mungkarab” was officiated by Ranau Member of Parliament Datuk Jonathan Yasin at the Malinsau Village Tinagas Multipurpose Hall.

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It was organised by the Malinsau Village Residents’ Association, Ranau (Mawasi) together with the Sabah Tinagas Association (PTS) and the Ranau Tinagas Youth Association (PBTR).

Jonathan said in addition to obtaining government assistance, the organisers should also continue to seek funding from international sources.

The event attracted the attention of some 2,000 visitors from three districts, namely Ranau, Kota Marudu and Beluran.

This program is an important platform to introduce, revive and maintain customs, language, art and ancestral practices so that they do not disappear with time.

It was also to attract the interest of the new generation to better recognise and appreciate the heritage of their ancestors.

Chairperson of Mawasi cum Organizing Chairperson of Piuludan Tinagas, Maslah Rompado said: “With globalisation and the digital era, if our language and culture are not preserved, it is not impossible that 10 or 20 years from now Tinagas ethnic characteristics will disappear,” she said.

She found that many things had been forgotten, such as the type of Tinagas gong sounds. There are four types of gong sounds, namely, sentuk toomod, beretinduk, gouting and solundoi.

“Similarly, our traditional singing has sinding tomod, rangkawan, tondoyon and madlibag,” she said.

According to her, there are several very distinct Tinagas characteristics that distinguish them from other Dusun groups.

In the Tinagas piuludan event, there were Ratu Lapoi, Suminding, Manangon, Kombo Music and Dance and Nuwung.

“We hope that competitions like this can motivate the Tinagas community to teach these uniquenesses to their children.”

Maslah said the Piuludan Tinagas programme will be held every three or five years.

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