Tutong

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Tutong 2, Tutung

Population

16,600 (2006 SIL).

Location

Central Tutong District, around Tutong town on the coast; also in Belait District.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 54% with Belait [beg] in Malaysia.

Language Use

Used with other ethnic groups. Parents in mixed marriages tend to use Brunei Malay [kxd] with their children. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Different from Brunei Bisaya [bsb] in Dusunic, Bisaya Group. Recognized indigenous group. Muslim.