Murutic languages
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Murutic | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Southeast Asia and Madagascar |
Genetic classification: |
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Borneo-Philippines Dayic Murutic |
Subdivisions: |
a dozen languages, including Tagol Murut
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The Murutic languages are a family of 15 closely related Austronesian languages and 21 dialects, spoken in the northern inland regions of Borneo by the Murut people.
The family is divided between lowland and highland groups, "Tagol" and "Timugon". The Tagol Murut language is commonly used and understood by a large majority of the Murut.