Hold an ethnic language month to promote Sabah's native tongues, says Pairin

KOTA KINABALU: An ethnic language month has been proposed as a way to promote and preserve the native languages of Sabah.

"We have so many dialects, local languages from many ethnic groups, we should (devote) a month to commemorate our diverse groups among ourselves," said Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, the Huguan Siou (paramount leader) of the Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) community.