 The name of Borneo was the first known as Bonian among the Bisaya people.When the native bisaya converted into Islam together with their leader Awang Alak Betatar, the word was change from Bonian into Bornian due to the mother tongue of the preacher which is came from Taif, Arab Saudi.At the same time the native people had to pronounce Borneo until the Malaysia Day in 1963.