Tutong

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A language of Brunei

ISO 639-3
ttg
Alternate Names
Tutung
User Population

16,600 (2006 SIL).

Location

Belait district; Tutong district: Tutong town coastal area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, North Borneo, North Sarawakan, Berawan-Lower Baram, Lower Baram, Central, B
Dialects

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

Language Use

Used with other ethnic groups. Some young people, all adults. Parents in mixed marriages tend to use Brunei Malay [kxd] with their children. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tutong
Other Comments

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