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Murut (Bornean people)


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    • Lun Baa' (Bornean people)
    • Lun Bawang (Bornean people)
    • Lun Daye (Bornean people)
    • Lun Dayeh (Bornean people)
    • Lun Lod (Bornean people)
    • Lun Tana Luun (Bornean people)
    • Lundaun (Bornean people)
    • Lundaya (Bornean people)
    • Lundaye (Bornean people)
    • Lundayeh (Bornean people)
    • Lundayu (Bornean people)
    • Muruts
    • Southern Murut (Bornean people)
    • Trusan Murut (Bornean people)
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    • Muruts
  • Sources

    • found: Murdock world cult.:p. 138 (Kalimantan)
    • found: Voegelin lang.:p. 180 (Sarawak)
    • found: Meechang Tuie. Masyarakat Lun Bawang, Sarawak, 1995:p. 1 (also known as Murut)
    • found: Hong, E. Natives of Sarawak, 1987:pp. 1-3 (This book is about the Dayak natives of Sarawak; According to the Malaysian Constitution, the native peoples of Sarawak include The Murut; The Dayak peoples included the Murut)
    • found: Ethnologue, June 29, 2018(Murut; group of 6 languages: Murut, Keningau [kxi] (A language of Malaysia); Murut, Paluan [plz] (A language of Malaysia); Murut, Selungai [slg] (A language of Indonesia); Murut, Tahol [mvv] (A language of Malaysia); Murut, Timugon [tih] (A language of Malaysia); Okolod [kqv] (A language of Indonesia))
    • found: Orang pedalaman, kekerabatan, dan interaksi lintas batasnya, 2013summary (Lundayeh is another name of the Dayak Murut. The name of Lundayeh was officially attached in 1992, for the Dayak Murut who inhabit North Kalimantan. Variant names of Lundayeh are Lundaun, Lundaya, Lundayu or Lundaye)
    • found: JSTOR website, February 24, 2021Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 2, No. 2 (AUGUST 1987), pp. 289-299 (Perhaps the most confusing of the ethnic labels scattered throughout the literature on Borneo is the term "Murut". The label is externally applied as a term of reference to two completely dissimilar sets of peoples in Borneo. In Sabah, it is used to refer to such groups as the Timungon, Nabay, Baukan, Paluan, Sumambuq, and Alumbis (Prentice 1972), and in Sarawak people who call themselves Lun Bawang or sometimes Lun Dayeh are often labelled Muruts (Pollard 1933, 1935; Southwell 1949; Crain 1974, 1978; Deegan 1973). Indeed, the term is sometimes extended to include the Kelabit, with whom the Lun Bawang or Lun Dayeh have affinities (LeBar 1972). The "Murut", also known as Lun Dayeh or Lun Bawang, are found in all the four political states of Borneo: 25,000 in Kalimantan, 2,000 in Sabah, 300 or more in Brunei (Crain 1978), and 10,000 in Sarawak (Department of Statistics, Malaysia, Population Report, 1980))
    • found: Ethnologue, February 24, 2021(Lundayeh is a language of Indonesia: alternate names: Buri tau, Lun Bawang, Lun Daya, Lun Dayah, Lun Daye, Lun Dayeh, Lun Dayoh, Lundaya Putuk, Southern Murut; location: North Kalimantan Province: mountainous Sesayap river area; user population: 23,000 in Indonesia (2007 SIL). Total users in all countries: 47,500)
    • found: Joshuaproject website, viewed February 24, 2021(People group: Lundayeh, Lun Bawang; world population: 56,000; primary language: Lundayeh (28,000 speakers))
    • found: Wikipedia, viewed February 24, 2021(Lun Bawang (formerly known as Trusan Murut or Southern Murut) is an ethnic group found in Central Northern Borneo. They are indigenous to the highlands of North Kalimantan (Krayan, Malinau, Mentarang and Long Bawan), Brunei (Temburong District), southwest of Sabah (Interior Division) and northern region of Sarawak (Limbang Division). In the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the Lun Bawang (through the term Murut) are officially recognized by the Constitution as native of Sarawak and are categorised under the Orang Ulu people; whilst in the neighbouring state of Sabah and Krayan highland in Kalimantan, they are sometimes named Lundayeh or Lun Daye. In Brunei, they are also identified by law as one of the 7 natives (indigenous people) of Brunei, through the term Murut. Nevertheless, in Sabah, Kalimantan and Brunei, the term Lun Bawang is gaining popularity as a unifying term for this ethnic across all region. There are also other alternative names such as Lun Lod, Lun Baa' and Lun Tana Luun. Total population approximately 39,461 residing in Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak, and Brunei) )
  • LC Classification

    • DS597.367.M87
    • DS646.32.M87
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    • 1986-02-11: new
    • 2021-05-14: revised
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