Murutic languages explained

Murutic
Region:Sabah and North Kalimantan, Borneo
Familycolor:Austronesian
Fam2:Malayo-Polynesian
Fam3:North Bornean
Fam4:Southwest Sabahan
Child1:Murut proper
Child2:Tagol Murut
Child3:Timugon Murut
Glotto:grea1294
Glottorefname:Greater Murutic

The Murutic languages are a family of half a dozen closely related Austronesian languages, spoken in the northern inland regions of Borneo by the Murut and Tidung.

Languages

The Murutic languages are (Lobel 2013):[1]

Timugon Murut and Tagol Murut

Keningau Murut, Beaufort Murut (Binta’), Tabalunan/Serudung Murut, Selungai Murut, Sembakung Murut, Okolod, Bookan, Tanggala Murut, Paluan, Agabag/Tinggalan Murut.

Burusu, Kalabakan, Nonukan Tidong, Sesayap Tidong

Tagol Murut is commonly used and understood by a large majority of the Murut peoples.

Lobel (2013:360) also lists the languages Abai Sembuak, Abai Tubu, and Bulusu (all spoken near Malinau town in North Kalimantan) as Murutic languages. On the other hand, Abai Sungai, spoken in eastern Sabah, is a Paitanic language.

Lobel (2016)

Lobel (2016) covers the following Greater Murutic languages, including Tidong:

Innovations

Lobel (2013:367) lists the following Murutic phonological innovations. (Note: PSWSAB stands for Proto-Southwest Sabahan, while PMP stands for Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.)

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Greater Murutic . Glottolog 4.3.