Timugon Murut
A language of Malaysia (Sabah)
| Population | 7,000 (2000). 1,200 to 1,700 in Beaufort Murut (1982 SIL). |
| Region | Tenom District, Padas River from Melalap to Batu; Beaufort District, Bukau and lower Padas rivers. |
| Language map |
Malaysia - Sabah, reference number 81 |
| Alternate names | Temogun, Tenom Murut, Timigan, Timigun, Timogon, Timogun, Timugon, Tumugun |
| Dialects | Kapagalan, Poros, Beaufort Murut (Binta’), Timugon, Sandiwar (Sandewar), Dabugus, Lower Murut, Murut Padas, Bukau (Bukow). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Dayic, Murutic, Murut |
| Language development | Dictionary. NT: 1998. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1987. "The death of a Timugon Murut."
BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1990. "The Timugon Murut."
BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1990. "Traditional birth practices of the Timugon Murut."
BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1993. "Some aspects of Timugon worldview."
BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1993. "Timugon sayings."
BREWIS, Kielo A., author. 1994. "Women with thin livers - latah behaviour among the Timugon Muruts."
BREWIS, Richard, author. 1988. "A sketch of Timugon Murut sentence structures."
BREWIS, Richard, author. 2002. "Split intransitivity in Timugon Murut."
BREWIS, Richard; LEVINSOHN, Stephen H., authors. 1991. "Topic and emphasis in Timugon Murut."
KROEGER, Paul R., author. 1992. "Vowel harmony systems in three Sabahan languages."

