The Murut are an indigenous ethnic group, comprising 29 sub-ethnic groups inhabiting the northern inland regions of Borneo. The Murutic languages are a family of half a dozen closely related Austronesian languages. The Murut can be found mainly in Sabah, Malaysia including in Sarawak, Malaysia, Brunei, and Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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.
The Tagol Murut language is spoken by the Tagol (lowland) subgroup of the Murut people, and serves as the lingua franca of the whole group. It belongs to the Bornean subdivision of the Austronesian language family. Tagol Murut people can be found in Sabah and Sarawak, usually in areas around Lawas, Limbang, and along the border areas shared with Brunei and Indonesia.
Lun Bawang or Lundayeh is the language spoken by the Lun Bawangs. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian family.
The Sabahan languages are a group of Austronesian languages centered on the Bornean province of Sabah.
Kelabit is one of the most remote languages of Borneo, on the Sarawak–Kalimantan border. It is spoken by one of the smallest ethnicities in Borneo, the Kelabit people.
The Tidung, Tidong are a native group originating from northeastern part of Borneo and surrounding small islands. They live on both sides of the border of Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Tutong language, also known as Tutong 2, is a language spoken by approximately 17,000 people in Brunei. It is the main language of the Tutong people, the majority ethnic group in the Tutong District of Brunei.
Bookan, or Baukan Murut, is a moribund language of the Murut people of Sabah.
Tatana (Tatanaq), is a Sabahan language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia. Due to limited studies, it is hard to ascertain whether Tatana requires a category on its own or is considered a Bisaya variety based on its 90% linguistic intelligibility with the closely related Bisaya ethnic in Sabah. The current speakers of Tatana identify themselves as an ethnic subgroup of the Dusun people of Borneo. Jason Lobel (2013:360) classifies Tatana as Murutic rather than Dusunic.
Timugon Murut is a language spoken by the Murut people of Borneo.
Sembakung Murut, or Sembakung, and also known as Tinggalan, is one of several Sabahan language of Borneo spoken by the Tidong people.
Kalabakan is a Sabahan language spoken by members of the Tidong ethnic group in Kalabakan District, Sabah.
Serudung Murut, or Serudung, is a Sabahan language spoken by members of the Tidong ethnic group in Kalabakan District, Sabah.
Okolod, or Kolod, is a language spoken by the Murut people of Borneo.
Ganaʼ is an Austronesian language of Sabah, Malaysia.
Keningau Murut, or Central Murut, is a language spoken by the Murut people of Borneo.
Paluan is a language spoken by the Murut people of Borneo. The principal dialects are Paluan (Peluan) itself and Pandewan.
Selungai Murut is a language spoken by the Murut people of Borneo.
Abai is a Murutic language of Borneo spoken in by the Abai people in the villages of Sembuak and Tubu. Ethnologue mistakenly classifies it as a dialect of Putoh.
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