Murut, Kalabakan

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A language of Malaysia

ISO 639-3
kve
Alternate Names
Kalabakan
User Population

Ethnic population: 2,230 (2000 B. Lingki).

Location

Sabah: Tawau district, along Kalabakan river.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, Sabahan, Murutic, Southern
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 73% with Bookan Murut [bnb]; 70% with Serudung Murut [srk]; 67% with Tagal Murut [mvv] (Smith 1984:22).

Language Use

Some Home, Friends, and Work. Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes. All also use Sabah Malay [msi]. Most also use Standard Malay [zsm]. Many also use Northern Tidung [ntd]. Used as L2 by Northern Tidung [ntd].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 70% in Standard Malay [zsm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Murut, Kalabakan
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.