▁K ening au ▁town . ▁Their ▁population ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 7 , 9 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁They ▁are ▁considered ▁a ▁sub - group ▁of ▁the ▁K ad az an - D us un , ▁as ▁their ▁language ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁D us unic ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ron esian ▁language ▁family ▁( ISO ▁ 6 3 9 - 3 ▁d kr ). ▁About ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁em brace ▁the ▁Christian ▁faith ▁in ▁denomin ations ▁of ▁evangel ical ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism , ▁the ▁remainder ▁are ▁anim ist ▁pract icing ▁the ▁ancient ▁belief ▁system ▁called ▁M om ol ian ism ▁. ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁performing ▁the ▁Mag un at ip , ▁an ▁east ▁Malays ian ▁dance ▁very ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁tin ik ling ▁. Per formed ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁the ▁dance ▁involves ▁jump ing ▁steps ▁that ▁man oe uv re ▁the ▁dan cer ' s ▁feet ▁in ▁and ▁out , ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁get ▁their ▁feet ▁tra pped ▁by ▁ 2 ▁moving ▁b am bo o ▁pol es ▁that ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁another ▁pair ▁of ▁d anc ers , ▁who ▁beat ▁the ▁pol es ▁together ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁shorter ▁length ▁of ▁wood ▁or ▁b am bo o , ▁creating ▁an ▁interesting ▁rh ythm . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : K ad az an - D us un ▁people ▁Category : Ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁of